Shloka 8
रामस्य सुग्रीवप्रति रोषः — हनूमता सीतादर्शनवृत्तान्तः
Rāma’s Reproach of Sugrīva; Hanūmān’s Report of Seeing Sītā
Devanagari script
असौ तु यः पुष्करिणीसमीपे श्यामो युवा तिष्ठति दर्शनीय:
Transliteration
asau tu yaḥ puṣkariṇīsamīpe śyāmo yuvā tiṣṭhati darśanīyaḥ
Translation
तो पाहा—जो कमळतळ्याच्या जवळ उभा आहे—तो श्यामवर्ण, तरुण आणि अत्यंत देखणा आहे।
Word by Word
असौthat (man), he there
असौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पुष्करिणी-समīपेnear the lotus-pond
पुष्करिणी-समīपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमīप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन
श्यामःdark-complexioned
श्यामः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
युवाa young man
युवा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तिष्ठतिstands
तिष्ठति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्त्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन
दर्शनीयःhandsome, worth seeing
दर्शनीयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् + अनीयर्)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
कोटिक उवाच
Characters & Entities
क
कोटिक (Koṭika)P
puṣkariṇī (lotus-pond)A
a dark-hued young man (unnamed in this half-verse)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line emphasizes discernment through direct perception: the speaker points out a person present before them, suggesting that careful observation of conduct and presence is a sound basis for judgment.
Koṭika identifies or highlights a particular young man standing near a pond, describing his appearance (dark-hued, youthful, and attractive) to focus the listener’s attention on him within the ongoing scene.