Shloka 75

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

पम्पातीररुहाश्चेमे संसक्ता मधुगन्धिनः।मालतीमल्लिकाषण्डाः करवीराश्च पुष्पिताः।।।।

Transliteration

pampātīraruhāś ceme saṃsaktā madhugandhinaḥ | mālatīmallikāṣaṇḍāḥ karavīrāś ca puṣpitāḥ ||

Translation

Aqui, nas margens de Pampā, bem juntos e entrelaçados, florescem os maciços de mālatī e mallikā e também os karavīra, exalando perfume doce como mel.

Word by Word

• पम्पातीररुहाः: plants growing on Pampā’s bank
• पम्पातीररुहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पम्पा + तीर + रुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'growing on Pampā's bank'

• च: and
• च: Modifier (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction), अव्यय

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• संसक्ताः: clustered, closely joined
• संसक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + सञ्ज् (धातु) → संसक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; qualifying subject

• मधुगन्धिनः: sweet-smelling
• मधुगन्धिनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु + गन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'having honey-sweet fragrance'

• मालतीमल्लिकाषण्डाः: clusters of mālatī and mallikā
• मालतीमल्लिकाषण्डाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालती + मल्लिका + षण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'clusters of mālatī and mallikā (flowers)'

• करवीराः: oleanders (karavīra)
• करवीराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Modifier (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction), अव्यय

• पुष्पिताः: in bloom
• पुष्पिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; predicate adjective

Context

'Very closely grown on the banks of Pampa, stand malati, mallika and karavira trees with their clusters of fragrant blossoms.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (speaker)
• Lakshmana
• Pampā
• mālatī
• karavīra

FAQs

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

Dharma is cultivation of a sattvic mind: attending to fragrance and beauty without possession or harm reflects self-control and truthfulness (satya) in experience—seeing without exploiting.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama continues describing the flowering vegetation along Pampā’s shore as they move through the area.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-restraint and sensitivity: Rama appreciates the scene while remaining directed toward the righteous mission of finding Sītā.