Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सारसारावसन्नादैस्सारसारवनादिनी।याऽऽश्रमे रमते बाला साऽद्य मे रमते कथम्।।

Transliteration

sārasārāvasannādaiḥ sārasāravanādinī | yā 'śrame ramate bālā sā 'dya me ramate katham ||

Translation

Bagaimanakah mungkin gadis muda itu—yang suaranya laksana panggilan burung sārasā, yang dahulu bersuka di pertapaan di tengah merdu bunyinya—dapat bersukacita pada hari ini?

Word by Word

• सारसारावसन्नादैः: with the sweet sounds of sarasa-cries
• सारसारावसन्नादैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस + आराव + सन्नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सारसानाम् आरावः सन्नादः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सारसारवनादिनी: whose voice resembles sarasa-cranes
• सारसारवनादिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारस + आरव + नादिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सारसारववत् नादः यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘बाला’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• रमते: enjoys / delights
• रमते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• बाला: young girl
• बाला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (correlative)

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (Genitive/Dative sg enclitic)

• रमते: enjoys
• रमते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कथम्: how?
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

Context

'The evil-minded Sugriva, having fulfilled his objective, does not realise that he has made a promise to me and has reached the time set for the search of Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• āśrama (hermitage)
• sārasa birds

FAQs

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

Dharma is empathy: Rāma’s mind turns to Sītā’s suffering, measuring righteousness by compassion for the afflicted rather than by self-interest.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma contrasts Sītā’s former peaceful life in the hermitage with her present unknown captivity, intensifying the urgency of rescue.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) and fidelity—Rāma’s concern is centered on Sītā’s wellbeing.