Shloka 23

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

तावुभौ नरशार्दूलौ त्वद्दर्शनसमुत्सुकौ।विचिन्वन्तौ महीं कृत्स्नामस्माभिरभिसङ्गतौ।।।।

Transliteration

tāv ubhau naraśārdūlau tvaddarśanasamutsukau | vicinvantau mahīṁ kṛtsnām asmābhir abhisaṅgatau ||

Translation

Aqueles dois tigres entre os homens, ávidos por contemplar-te, vasculharam toda a terra; e, no curso dessa busca, vieram a encontrar-se conosco.

Word by Word

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• naraśārdūlau: two tigers among men
• naraśārdūlau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: नराणां शार्दूलौ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• tvad-darśana-samutsukau: eager to see you
• tvad-darśana-samutsukau: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + samutsuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tvad-darśana = 'your seeing') + कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (samutsuka qualifying), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• vicinvantau: searching
• vicinvantau: Karta (कर्ता; participle agreeing with subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √ci (चि) (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• mahīm: the earth
• mahīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtsnām: entire
• kṛtsnām: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• abhisaṅgatau: met (encountered)
• abhisaṅgatau: Karta (कर्ता; predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + sam + √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन (Dual); अर्थे कर्तरि—'met/encountered'

Context

"While earnestly searching for you all over the earth both tigers among men came in contact with us.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Vānara (implied by asmābhiḥ = Hanumān’s group)

FAQs

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

Perseverance in righteous duty: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa do not abandon their obligation to Sītā; steadfast effort is itself a form of dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān explains that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, while searching everywhere for Sītā, eventually encountered the Vānaras (including Sugrīva’s circle).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination and fidelity—unceasing commitment to finding Sītā.