Shloka 130

पम्पा

तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka

Devanagari script

तमाश्रमं पुण्यसुखं शरण्यं सदैव शाखामृगसेवितान्तम्।त्रस्ताश्च दृष्ट्वा हरयोऽभिजग्मुर्महौजसौ राघवलक्ष्मणौ तौ।।।।

Transliteration

tam āśramaṃ puṇyasukhaṃ śaraṇyaṃ sadaiva śākhāmṛgasevitāntam | trastāś ca dṛṣṭvā harayo 'bhijagmur mahaujasau rāghavalakṣmaṇau tau ||

Translation

Melihat kedua-duanya—Rāghava dan Lakṣmaṇa—yang berwibawa besar, para kera yang ketakutan segera berlari ke pertapaan itu, tempat perlindungan yang suci dan menenteramkan, sentiasa diziarahi kaum kera.

Word by Word

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṇya-sukham: holy and pleasant
• puṇya-sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'puṇyaṃ ca tat sukham ca' (sacred/auspicious and pleasant) qualifying āśramam

• śaraṇyam: a refuge-worthy, safe
• śaraṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying āśramam

• sadaiva: always
• sadaiva: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā + eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• śākhā-mṛga-sevitāntam: whose precincts are frequented by tree-dwelling animals (monkeys)
• śākhā-mṛga-sevitāntam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śākhā (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + sevita (कृदन्त, क्त) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/समास-श्रृंखला: 'śākhā-mṛgaiḥ sevitaḥ antaḥ yasya' = whose interior/region is frequented by tree-dwelling animals; qualifying āśramam

• trastāḥ: frightened
• trastāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trasta (कृदन्त, क्त from √tras (त्रस्) )
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); past participle used adjectivally for harayaḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having seen'

• harayaḥ: monkeys
• harayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• abhijagmuḥ: approached, went towards
• abhijagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• mahaujasau: the two of great strength
• mahaujasau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'mahat ojaḥ yayor asti' qualifying rāghava-lakṣmaṇau

• rāghava-lakṣmaṇau: Rama and Lakshmana
• rāghava-lakṣmaṇau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन); द्वन्द्व (itaretara): Rama and Lakshmana as a pair

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन); demonstrative pronoun

Context

Having seen the mighty Rama and Lakshmana, all other monkeys got frightened and ran into a sacred and safe hermitage.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে কিষ্কিন্ধাকাণ্ডে প্রথমস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the first sarga of Kishkindakanda of the Holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Raghava)
• Lakshmana
• Monkeys (Harayaḥ)
• Hermitage (Āśrama)

FAQs

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

Dharma recognizes the role of śaraṇa (refuge): when fear arises, beings naturally seek protected, sacred spaces rather than escalating conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

Other monkeys, alarmed at the sight of the powerful strangers, retreat into a nearby hermitage that serves as a safe haven.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective prudence and the instinct to preserve life; implicitly, the sanctity of an āśrama as a non-violent refuge.