Shloka 41

दक्षिणदिशि सीतान्वेषण-आदेशः

Commissioning the Southern Search for Sītā

Devanagari script

गोशीर्षकं पद्मकं च हरिश्यामं च चन्दनम्।।।।दिव्यमुत्पद्यते यत्र तच्चैवाग्निसमप्रभम्।

Transliteration

gośīrṣakaṃ padmakaṃ ca hariśyāmaṃ ca candanam |

divyam utpadyate yatra taccaivāgnisamaprabham ||

Translation

ထိုနေရာ၌ အံ့ဩဖွယ် စန္ဒနသစ်များ ပေါက်ဖွားသည်—ဂိုးရှီရ္ရှက၊ ပဒ္မက နှင့် အစိမ်းမဲရောင် ဟရိရှျာမ စန္ဒနတို့အပြင် မီးတောက်ကဲ့သို့ တောက်ပသည့် ဒိဗ္ဗ စန္ဒနလည်း ရှိ၏။

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• candanam: sandalwood
• candanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seen’

• spraṣṭavyam: to be touched
• spraṣṭavyam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: spṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निषेधेन ‘not to be touched’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• kadācana: ever
• kadācana: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘ever/at any time’)

• rohitāḥ: Rohitā (named)
• rohitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (गन्धर्वाः) इत्यस्य विशेषण/नाम

• nāma: named
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ghorāḥ: terrible
• ghorāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; gandharvāḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• rakṣanti: protect
• rakṣanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tat-vanam: that forest
• tat-vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (तत् वनम् = that forest)

Context

'There grow sandal trees of amazing colours like that of gorochana, padmaka (like lotus), greenish black and red as fire.

FAQs

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

The verse sets up a dharmic test: alluring, precious things appear on the path, but the righteous mission requires restraint and prioritizing the search over indulgence.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva describes a region on the route marked by rare, brilliantly colored sandalwoods.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-restraint (dama): not being diverted by beauty or wealth while carrying out a solemn duty.