Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.11 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 11

एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः

Devanagari script

लीनपुष्करपत्राश्च नरेन्द्र कलुषोदकाः।सन्तप्तपद्माः पद्मिन्यो लीनमीनविहङ्गमाः।।2.59.11।।

Transliteration

līna-puṣkara-patrāś ca narendra kaluṣodakāḥ |

santapta-padmāḥ padminyo līna-mīna-vihaṅgamāḥ ||

Translation

Wahai Raja, tasik-tasik teratai berair keruh; daun teratai biru tenggelam dan layu; bunga teratai hangus dan kering; ikan serta burung air pun bersembunyi.

Word by Word

• līna-puṣkara-patrāḥ: with submerged lotus-leaves
• līna-puṣkara-patrāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: līna (कृदन्त; √lī ली, क्त) + puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with padminyaḥ; ‘whose lotus-leaves are submerged/merged’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• narendra: O king (lord of men)
• narendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• kaluṣa-udakāḥ: with turbid water
• kaluṣa-udakāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaluṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with padminyaḥ; ‘having turbid water’

• santapta-padmāḥ: with withered lotuses
• santapta-padmāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: santapta (कृदन्त; sam-√tap तप्, क्त) + padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with padminyaḥ; ‘with withered/heat-stricken lotuses’

• padminyaḥ: lotus-ponds
• padminyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• līna-mīna-vihaṅgamāḥ: devoid of fish and birds
• līna-mīna-vihaṅgamāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: līna (कृदन्त; √lī ली, क्त) + mīna (प्रातिपदिक) + vihaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with padminyaḥ; ‘with fish and birds gone/vanished’

Context

The water in the lotus lakes, O king, has become turbid. The blue lotuses have withered and their shrivelled petals are submerged in water. The fishes and aquatic birds are hidden under waters.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha (Narendra)

FAQs

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

It poetically suggests that righteousness sustains beauty and order; when dharmic balance is shaken, even auspicious natural symbols (lotus ponds) appear diminished.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra reports omens and visual changes in nature that mirror collective sorrow after Rāma’s departure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The community’s reverence for Rāma’s virtue—expressed indirectly through the world’s altered appearance.