Shloka 116

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

स्मृत्वा वियोगजं दुःखं त्यज स्नेहं प्रिये जने।अतिस्नेहपरिष्वङ्गाद्वर्तिरार्द्रापि दह्यते।।।।

Transliteration

smṛtvā viyogajaṃ duḥkhaṃ tyaja snehaṃ priye jane | ati-sneha-pariṣvaṅgād vartir ārdrāpi dahyate ||

Translation

“ချစ်သူကို သတိရလေလေ ခွဲခွာခြင်းမှ ဖြစ်သော ဒုက္ခ ပိုမိုတိုးပွားသည်ကို သိ၍၊ ချစ်ရသူတို့အပေါ် ကပ်ကပ်လျက်ရှိသော စွဲလမ်းမှုကို ထိန်းချုပ်ပါ။ အကြောင်းမူကား မီးတိုင်၏ ဝတ်တံသည် စိုနေသော်လည်း ဆီဖြင့် စိမ့်ဝင်ကာ ဖက်တွယ်ခံရလျှင် မီးလောင်တတ်သည်။”

Word by Word

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• वियोग-जम्: born of separation
• वियोग-जम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वियोग (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक; from √जन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (दुःखम्)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्नेहम्: affection, attachment
• स्नेहम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रिये: in/for a beloved
• प्रिये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (जने)

• जने: person
• जने: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अति-स्नेह-परिष्वङ्गात्: from excessive oil-saturation/embrace of oil
• अति-स्नेह-परिष्वङ्गात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक) + परिष्वङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; कारणार्थक पञ्चमी (cause)

• वर्तिः: wick
• वर्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आर्द्रा: wet
• आर्द्रा: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वर्तिः)

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (even/also)

• दह्यते: is burned
• दह्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Context

'Remembrance of loved ones causes sorrow. Even a wet cotton wick gets burnt by embracing excessive oil. Hence abandon grief.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita (implied as the beloved cause of separation)

FAQs

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

Dharma prioritizes purposeful action over paralyzing attachment: love is honored, but clinging grief must be checked so one can fulfill responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakshmana explains to Rama how obsessive remembrance can worsen separation-sorrow and urges him to redirect emotion into action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical discernment (viveka): transforming emotion into disciplined resolve rather than indulgent lamentation.