Shloka 56

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

शृणु लक्ष्मण सन्नादं वने मद्विवर्धनम्।पुष्पिताग्रेषु वृक्षेषु द्विजानामुपकूजताम्।।।।

Transliteration

śṛṇu lakṣmaṇa sannādaṃ vane madvivardhanam | puṣpitāgreṣu vṛkṣeṣu dvijānām upakūjatām ||

Translation

ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମଣ, ଶୁଣ—ଏହି ବନରେ ମୋର ମଦନଭାବ ବଢ଼ାଇଦେଉଥିବା ସେଇ ସନ୍ନାଦ; ପୁଷ୍ପିତ ଶିଖର ଥିବା ବୃକ୍ଷମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଦ୍ୱିଜପକ୍ଷୀମାନେ ମୃଦୁ ସ୍ୱରେ ଉପକୂଜନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd); एकवचन

• लक्ष्मण: O Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• सन्नादम्: sound/clamor
• सन्नादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sannāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• मद्विवर्धनम्: that which increases (my feelings)
• मद्विवर्धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mat (asmad) + vivardhana (प्रातिपदिक); समास-प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—मम विवर्धनम् (that which increases for me; i.e., increases my passion/sorrow)

• पुष्पिताग्रेषु: on the blossoming tops
• पुष्पिताग्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpita + agra (प्रातिपदिक); समास-प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—पुष्पितानि अग्राणि येषां तेषु (on blossomed tops)

• वृक्षेषु: in/on the trees
• वृक्षेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; बहुवचन

• द्विजानाम्: of the birds
• द्विजानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन

• उपकूजताम्: of (those) softly warbling
• उपकूजताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + kūj (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; षष्ठी; बहुवचन; द्विजानाम् विशेषणम्—'of (birds) warbling'

Context

'Losten, O Lakshmana! to the sweet warblings of the birds on the blossoming tree-tops of the forest. My love for her (Sita) enhances with their sweet voices.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Forest
• Birds

FAQs

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

Discipline amid emotion: Rama acknowledges that sensory beauty inflames longing, implying the dharmic need to recognize impulses truthfully and still act with restraint and purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama points out spring’s bird-song to Lakshmana, describing how it intensifies his yearning for Sita.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-awareness and composure—he names the cause of agitation rather than being blindly driven by it.