Shloka 11

षट्पञ्चाशः सर्गः — वैदेही-आश्वासनम् तथा अरिष्टारोहणम्

Consoling Sita and Ascending Mount Arishta

Devanagari script

बोध्यमानमिव प्रीत्या दिवाकरकरैश्शुभैः।उन्मिषन्तमिवोद्धूतैर्लोचनैरिव धातुभिः।।।।

Transliteration

bodhyamānam iva prītyā divākarakaraiś śubhaiḥ | unmiṣantam ivoddhūtair locanair iva dhātubhiḥ ||

Translation

ശുഭമായ സൂര്യകിരണങ്ങൾ സ്നേഹത്തോടെ ഉണർത്തുന്നതുപോലെ, പർവ്വതം കണ്ണുകൾ തുറക്കുന്നതുപോലെ തോന്നി—ധൂളി ഊതിപ്പോകുമ്പോൾ ധാതുക്കൾ ‘നേത്രങ്ങൾ’ പോലെ തെളിയുന്നതുപോലെ।

Word by Word

• bodhyamānam: as if being awakened
• bodhyamānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; upamā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bodhyamāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √budh (धातु) य-प्रत्यय + शानच्)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; present passive participle ‘being awakened’ (upamā)

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, simile particle

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; manner/cause

• divākara: sun
• divākara: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, (in compound) stem-form

• karaiḥ: rays (hands)
• karaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; in compound divākara-karaiḥ

• śubhaiḥ: auspicious, bright
• śubhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; agrees with karaiḥ

• unmiṣantam: as if opening
• unmiṣantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; upamā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: unmiṣant (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ud-√miṣ (धातु) शतृ)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; present active participle ‘opening (eyes)’ (upamā)

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, simile particle

• uddhūtaiḥ: raised, lifted
• uddhūtaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrumental description)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uddhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ud-√dhū (धातु) क्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘raised/tossed up’

• locanaiḥ: with eyes
• locanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; in simile ‘with eyes’

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, simile particle

• dhātubhiḥ: by minerals/ores
• dhātubhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrumental description)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; minerals/ores on the mountain

Context

As if the mountain was awakened from sleep by the rays of the blessed Sun. With the colour of glowing minerals exuding, it was as if the mountain was looking out with his eyes open. (The minerals underneath the mud appear when wind blows removing the dust covering them. The glowing minerals are fancied to be eyes of the mountain.)

Characters & Entities

• Sun (divākara)
• minerals/ores (dhātu)

FAQs

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

The verse primarily serves kāvya; ethically, it reinforces the epic’s dharmic vision of a meaningful cosmos where light reveals truth—paralleling how clarity (satya) dispels confusion.

What is the narrative situation?

Scene-setting description: the mountain is portrayed as ‘waking’ under sunlight, with minerals appearing like eyes when dust is blown away.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not character-centered; the focus is on insight and revelation imagery—light disclosing what was hidden.