Shloka 27

पम्पा-ऋष्यमूक-मार्गोपदेशः

Guidance to Pampa and Rishyamuka; counsel to befriend Sugriva

Devanagari script

ततस्तद्राम पम्पायास्तीरमासाद्य पश्चिमम्।।3.73.27।।आश्रमस्थानमतुलं गुह्यं काकुत्स्थ पश्यसि।

Transliteration

tatas tad rāma pampāyās tīram āsādya paścimam || 3.73.27 ||

āśramasthānam atulaṁ guhyaṁ kākutstha paśyasi |

Translation

ततः, हे राम, पम्पायाः पश्चिमं तीरम् आसाद्य, हे काकुत्स्थ, त्वम् अतुलं गुह्यं च आश्रमस्थानं पश्यसि।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereafter’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; demonstrative used adjectivally with ‘tīram’

• rāma: O Rama
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• pampāyāḥ: of Pampā
• pampāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pampā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• tīram: bank/shore
• tīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sad (धातु) + ल्यप् (Ktvā/absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive): ‘having reached’

• paścimam: western
• paścimam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; qualifies ‘tīram’

• āśrama-sthānam: site of the hermitage
• āśrama-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa): āśramasya sthānam; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• atulam: incomparable
• atulam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; qualifies ‘āśrama-sthānam’

• guhyam: hidden/secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; qualifies ‘āśrama-sthānam’

• kākutstha: O Kakutstha
• kākutstha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• paśyasi: you see / you will see
• paśyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु; paśya- present stem)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Context

O Rama, she is established in righteousness, and you are god-like, and revered by all beings. When she sees you, she will attain heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Kakutstha)
• Pampā (Lake Pampa)
• āśrama (hermitage site)

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked with sacred spaces and right association: approaching an āśrama signifies turning toward disciplined, truth-oriented life and guidance.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa points out that after reaching Pampā’s western shore, Rāma will come upon a hidden, exceptional hermitage-site.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposeful discernment: the journey is not wandering but directed movement toward places and persons aligned with dharma.