Shloka 46

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

अथैव मुक्तःप्रणिधाय लक्ष्मणःकृताञ्जलिस्तत्प्रतिपूज्य भाषितम्।उवाच रामं स्वभिरामदर्शनंप्रदर्शयन्दर्शनमात्मनश्शुभम्4.27.46।।

Transliteration

athaiva muktaḥ praṇidhāya lakṣmaṇaḥ

kṛtāñjalis tatpratipūjya bhāṣitam |

uvāca rāmaṃ svabhirāmadarśanaṃ

pradarśayan darśanam ātmanaḥ śubham || 4.27.46 ||

Translation

Então Lakṣmaṇa, após refletir e reverenciar o que fora dito, com as mãos postas, dirigiu-se a Rāma, de visão sempre encantadora, expondo o seu próprio parecer auspicioso.

Word by Word

• atha: then, thereupon
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable), discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक/क्रमसूचक)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण)

• muktaḥ: released, freed
• muktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/agent as subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muc (मुच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with लक्ष्मणः

• praṇidhāya: having fixed (his mind), having reflected
• praṇidhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√dhā (धा धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्-आदेश) from praṇi-√dhā; action prior to main verb

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• kṛta-añjaliḥ: with folded hands
• kṛta-añjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ धातु + क्त) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्य/कृताञ्जलिः), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi-like sense but form treated as tatpuruṣa lexical compound; qualifies लक्ष्मणः

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• pratipūjya: having honored in return
• pratipūjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati-√pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्) from prati-√pūj; prior action

• bhāṣitam: the words spoken
• bhāṣitam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √bhāṣ (भाष् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta PPP used substantively; Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of pratipūjya (honoring the spoken words)

• uvāca: said, spoke
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of uvāca (addressed)

• su-abhirāma-darśanam: of very pleasing appearance
• su-abhirāma-darśanam: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + abhirāma (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सु + अभिरामं दर्शनं यस्य/स्वभिरामदर्शनम् as lexicalized), Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies रामम्

• pradarśayan: showing, displaying
• pradarśayan: Karta (कर्ता/agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with लक्ष्मणः; denotes concomitant action

• darśanam: a sight, appearance
• darśanam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of pradarśayan

• ātmanaḥ: of himself, his own
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular; possessive relation with darśanam

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with darśanam

Context

'Control your anger and wait for autumn. Pardon these (intervening) four months (which put a halt on your war-effort). Stay with me on this mountain infested with lions. Brace up to kill the enemy.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē kiṣkindhākāṇḍē saptaviṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the twentyseventh sarga of Kishkindakanda of the Holy Ramayana, the first epic, composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is courteous speech and reverence toward elders/leaders: Lakṣmaṇa disagrees or advises only after reflection and with humility (kṛtāñjali), preserving harmony and truthfulness.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing Rāma’s response, Lakṣmaṇa prepares to speak again—respectfully acknowledging Rāma’s words and presenting his own counsel.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s humility and disciplined communication—devotion expressed through respectful counsel.