Shloka 7

The Vision of Rāma’s Royal Capital

and the Meeting at Nandigrāma

Devanagari script

मद्वियोगजदुःखाग्निज्वालादग्धकलेवरम् । मदागमनसंदेश पयोवृष्ट्याशु सिंचतम्

Transliteration

madviyogajaduḥkhāgnijvālādagdhakalevaram | madāgamanasaṃdeśa payovṛṣṭyāśu siṃcatam

Translation

Tubuhku hangus oleh nyala api dukacita yang lahir daripada perpisahan denganku; wahai warta kedatanganku, segeralah sejukkan ia dengan curahan hujan laksana susu.

Word by Word

• मद्वियोगजदुःखाग्निज्वालादग्धकलेवरम्: the body burnt by the flame of the fire of sorrow born of my separation
• मद्वियोगजदुःखाग्निज्वालादग्धकलेवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वियोग (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + दग्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (मद्वियोगजेन दुःखाग्निज्वालया दग्धं कलेवरम्)

• मदागमनसंदेश: O message of my coming
• मदागमनसंदेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक) + संदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम आगमनस्य संदेशः)

• पयोवृष्ट्या: with a shower of milk
• पयोवृष्ट्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पयसः वृष्टिः)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• सिंचतम्: sprinkle (you two)
• सिंचतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, द्विवचन (Dual), परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Pātāla-khaṇḍa dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पयोवृष्ट्याशु = पयोवृष्ट्या + आशु (आ + आ संधि → आ)।

FAQs

What is the central emotion expressed in this verse?

It centers on viraha—intense anguish caused by separation—described as a burning fire that consumes the body.

Why does the verse use the image of “rain of milk” to cool the suffering?

Milk-rain symbolizes soothing, nourishing consolation; the “message of my coming” is portrayed as the remedy that cools the heat of sorrow.

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from this imagery?

It highlights how hope, reassurance, and faithful remembrance can steady a distressed mind, turning suffering into a longing that is healed by reunion (or the promise of it).