Shloka 11

चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम्

Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama

Devanagari script

किन्नराचरितं देशं पश्य शत्रुघ्न पर्वतम्। मृगैस्समन्तादाकीर्णं मकरैरिव सागरम्।।2.93.11।।

Transliteration

kinnarācaritaṃ deśaṃ paśya śatrughna parvatam | mṛgaiḥ samantād ākīrṇaṃ makarair iva sāgaram ||2.93.11||

Translation

ਹੇ ਸ਼ਤਰੁਘਨ, ਕਿੰਨਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਇਹ ਪਹਾੜੀ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵੇਖ; ਚੌਫੇਰੇ ਮ੍ਰਿਗਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਹੈ—ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮਕਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਸਾਗਰ।

Word by Word

• किन्नराचरितम्: frequented by Kinnaras
• किन्नराचरितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किन्नर + आचरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: किन्नर-आचरित (तत्पुरुष; ‘frequented by Kinnaras’); आचरित = आ + चर् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण देशम्

• देशम्: region
• देशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पश्य: see, behold
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शत्रुघ्न: O Shatrughna
• शत्रुघ्न: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); देशम् इत्यस्य समनाधिकरण/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव (apposition)

• मृगैः: with animals/deer
• मृगैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समन्तात्: on all sides
• समन्तात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘from all sides/everywhere’)

• आकीर्णम्: filled, crowded
• आकीर्णम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle) ‘strewn/filled’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण देशम्/पर्वतम्

• मकरैः: with crocodiles/makara
• मकरैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparison particle)

• सागरम्: ocean
• सागरम्: Upamana (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); उपमान (standard of comparison)

Context

O Satrughna, behold this mountain frequented by kinneras and abounding in animals like great crocodiles in the ocean.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Śatrughna
• Kinnaras
• ocean (sāgara)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes mindful perception: even amid political urgency, Bharata models a respectful gaze toward the living world, acknowledging its fullness and sacred wonder.

What is the narrative situation?

While traveling, Bharata points out a remarkable mountain landscape to his brother Śatrughna.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fraternal companionship and cultivated awareness—sharing observation rather than letting the journey become purely militarized.