Shloka 46

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

तवादर्शनशोकेन राघवः प्रविचाल्यते।महता भूमिकम्पेन महानिव शिलोच्चयः।।।।

Transliteration

tavādarśanaśokena rāghavaḥ pravicālyate | mahatā bhūmikampena mahān iva śiloccayaḥ ||

Translation

നിന്റെ ദർശനം ലഭിക്കാത്ത ദുഃഖത്താൽ രാഘവൻ വിറയ്ക്കുന്നു—മഹാഭൂകമ്പത്തിൽ മഹാശിലോച്ചയംപോലെ ഒരു മഹാപർവ്വതം നടുങ്ങുന്നതുപോലെ।।

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• अदर्शनशोकेन: by the sorrow of not seeing (you)
• अदर्शनशोकेन: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-darśana + śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: ‘non-seeing-sorrow’), Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• राघवः: Rāghava
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रविचाल्यते: is shaken
• प्रविचाल्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vi + √cal (चलने) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular; passive-like sense ‘is shaken’

• महता: by great
• महता: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular; qualifies bhūmikampena

• भूमिकम्पेन: by an earthquake
• भूमिकम्पेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi + kampa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: ‘earth-tremor’), Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies śiloccayaḥ

• इव: like
• इव: Upamāna-dyotaka (उपमान-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle

• शिलोच्चयः: a mountain
• शिलोच्चयः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilā + uccaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: ‘rock-heap’ = mountain), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; upamāna

Context

"On account of sorrow caused by not being able to see you, Rama of Raghu dynasty is shaken up like a lofty mountain is shaken by earthquake.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Truthfulness of emotion within righteousness: even the ideal man feels grief, yet remains oriented to dharma rather than collapse or wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman intensifies Sita’s reassurance by portraying the magnitude of Rama’s grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s sincere attachment and humane sensitivity, consistent with moral integrity.