Shloka 63

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

जले तरुणसूर्याभैष्षट्पदाहतकेसरैः।पङ्कजैश्शोभते पम्पा समन्तादभिसंवृता।।।।

Transliteration

jale taruṇasūryābhaiḥ ṣaṭpadāhatakesaraiḥ | paṅkajaiḥ śobhate pampā samantād abhisaṃvṛtā ||

Translation

जलेषु तरुणसूर्यप्रभैः षट्पदाहतकेसरैः पङ्कजैः समन्तादभिसंवृता पम्पा सरित् सरः शोभते।

Word by Word

• jale: in the water
• jale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• taruṇasūryābhaiḥ: with (things) having the glow of the rising sun
• taruṇasūryābhaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taruṇa + sūrya + ābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (taruṇasya sūryasya ābhā iva) ‘having the glow of the young sun’; qualifies "kesara" within next compound semantically

• ṣaṭpadāhatakesaraiḥ: with filaments struck/pressed by bees
• ṣaṭpadāhatakesaraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭpada + āhata + kesara (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (ṣaṭpadaiḥ āhataṃ kesaraṃ yeṣām) qualifying "paṅkajaiḥ"

• paṅkajaiḥ: with lotuses
• paṅkajaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• śobhate: shines, is beautiful
• śobhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śubh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• pampā: Pampa
• pampā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pampā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• samantāt: on all sides
• samantāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/परिमाणवाचक (adverb)

• abhisaṃvṛtā: covered all around
• abhisaṃvṛtā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-saṃ-√vṛ (धातु) > saṃvṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) used predicatively; agrees with "pampā"

Context

'Lake Pampa shines with lotuses with bees on their filaments like the rising sun.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Pampā (lake)
• Bees (ṣaṭpada)
• Lotuses (paṅkaja)

FAQs

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

Dharma is suggested through harmony and order: beings (bees, flowers, water) each perform their nature without conflict—an image of right functioning aligned with truth (satya) and natural law (ṛta).

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues describing Pampā’s beauty as they pass along its lotus-filled waters.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Contemplative steadiness—Rāma’s mind can still perceive beauty, even as he carries the burden of separation.