Shloka 57

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

तेषां नो विप्रणष्टानां विन्ध्ये पर्वतसत्तमे।भृशं शोकपरीतानामहोरात्रगणा गताः।।।।

Transliteration

teṣāṃ no vipraṇaṣṭānāṃ vindhye parvatasattame | bhṛśaṃ śokaparītānām ahorātragaṇā gatāḥ ||

Translation

വിംധ്യ എന്ന ശ്രേഷ്ഠപർവ്വതത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ വഴിതെറ്റിയപ്പോൾ, അത്യന്തം ദുഃഖത്തിൽ മുങ്ങിയ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് അനവധി പകലുകളും രാത്രികളും കടന്നുപോയി.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• नः: of us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘our/of us’

• विप्रणष्टानाम्: of the lost (ones)
• विप्रणष्टानाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + प्र + नश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle) used adjectivally; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of (those) utterly lost’

• विन्ध्ये: in the Vindhya
• विन्ध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• पर्वतसत्तमे: on the best of mountains
• पर्वतसत्तमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पर्वतानां सत्तमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• भृशम्: greatly
• भृशम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शोकपरीतानाम्: of those overwhelmed by sorrow
• शोकपरीतानाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोक-परित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—शोकेन परीताः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• अहोरात्रगणाः: many day-night periods
• अहोरात्रगणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहोरात्र-गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—अहः + रात्रि (द्वन्द्वः) + गण (समाहार/समूह)

• गताः: passed
• गताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘passed’

Context

"We wasted many nights and days immersed in disappointment (for not being able to find you) and we missed our path in the great Vindhya mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Vindhya mountain
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

Dharma includes steadfastness amid hardship: even when disoriented and distressed, the mission’s seriousness is acknowledged rather than treated lightly.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān recounts how the search party strayed in the Vindhya region and endured prolonged grief and delay.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣamā and dhṛti (forbearance and endurance): continuing through fear and sorrow without abandoning concern for Sītā.