Shloka 8

रामस्य सुग्रीवप्रति रोषः — हनूमता सीतादर्शनवृत्तान्तः

Rāma’s Reproach of Sugrīva; Hanūmān’s Report of Seeing Sītā

Devanagari script

असौ तु यः पुष्करिणीसमीपे श्यामो युवा तिष्ठति दर्शनीय:

Transliteration

asau tu yaḥ puṣkariṇīsamīpe śyāmo yuvā tiṣṭhati darśanīyaḥ

Translation

Mas aquele—que está de pé junto ao lago de lótus—é um jovem de tez escura, formoso, impressionante de se ver.

Word by Word

• असौ: that (man), he there
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुष्करिणी-समīपे: near the lotus-pond
• पुष्करिणी-समīपे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समīप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• श्यामः: dark-complexioned
• श्यामः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• युवा: a young man
• युवा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: stands
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्त्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन

• दर्शनीयः: handsome, worth seeing
• दर्शनीयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् + अनीयर्)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

कोटिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• कोटिक (Koṭika)
• puṣkariṇī (lotus-pond)
• a dark-hued young man (unnamed in this half-verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line emphasizes discernment through direct perception: the speaker points out a person present before them, suggesting that careful observation of conduct and presence is a sound basis for judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Koṭika identifies or highlights a particular young man standing near a pond, describing his appearance (dark-hued, youthful, and attractive) to focus the listener’s attention on him within the ongoing scene.