Shloka 86

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

चारु तद्वदनं तस्यास्ताम्रशुक्लायतेक्षणम्।अशोभत विशालाक्ष्या राहुमुक्त इवोडुराट्।।।।

Transliteration

cāru tadvadanaṃ tasyās tāmra-śuklāyata-īkṣaṇam | aśobhata viśālākṣyā rāhumukta ivōḍurāṭ ||

Translation

വിശാലാക്ഷിയായ അവളുടെ മനോഹരമുഖം—ചുവപ്പിന്റെ ഛായ കലർന്ന വെളുത്ത പ്രകാശമുള്ള കണ്ണുകളോടെ—രാഹുവിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനായ ചന്ദ്രനെപ്പോലെ ശോഭിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• चारु: beautiful
• चारु: Karta (कर्ता) (as subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘वदनम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता) (as subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘वदनम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वदनम्: face
• वदनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ताम्रशुक्लायत-ईक्षणम्: having eyes elongated, white with reddish tinge
• ताम्रशुक्लायत-ईक्षणम्: Karta (कर्ता) (as subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्र-शुक्ल-आयत-ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य ईक्षणं ताम्रशुक्लायतं तत्) ‘having eyes elongated, white with a tinge of coppery-red’

• अशोभत: shone/appeared splendid
• अशोभत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विशालाक्ष्याः: of the large-eyed lady
• विशालाक्ष्याः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल-अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (विशाले अक्षिणी यस्याः सा)

• राहुमुक्तः: released from Rahu
• राहुमुक्तः: Upamana (उपमान) (in simile)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राहु-मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √मुच् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (rāhuṇā muktaḥ)

• इव: like
• इव: Upama-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), उपमावाचक (like/as)

• उडुराट्: the moon
• उडुराट्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उडुराज्/उडुराट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Context

Her face with large eyes with a tinge of red corners shone like the Moon released from Rahu.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rahu
• Moon (Udurat)

FAQs

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

The verse poetically shows how truth and righteous hope dispel the ‘eclipse’ of despair—dharma is depicted as illumination that restores clarity and dignity.

What is the narrative situation?

Sita’s appearance transforms as her grief lifts; the narrator uses a lunar-eclipse simile to mark this emotional and narrative turning point.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Inner purity and steadfastness: Sita’s radiance returns when reassurance rooted in truth reaches her.