Shloka 7

वर्षावर्णनम्

The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing

Devanagari script

एषा घर्मपरिक्लिष्टा नववारिपरिप्लुता।सीतेव शोकसन्तप्ता मही बाष्पं विमुञ्चति।।

Transliteration

eṣā gharma-parikliṣṭā nava-vāri-pariplutā | sīteva śoka-santaptā mahī bāṣpaṁ vimuñcati ||

Translation

एषा घर्मपरिक्लिष्टा नववारिपरिप्लुता। सीतेव शोकसन्तप्ता मही बाष्पं विमुञ्चति॥

Word by Word

• eṣā: this
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun qualifying mahī

• gharma-parikliṣṭā: scorched by heat
• gharma-parikliṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gharma (प्रातिपदिक) + pari-√kliś (क्लिश् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘afflicted by heat’; PPP (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies mahī

• nava-vāri-pariplutā: flooded with fresh rain-water
• nava-vāri-pariplutā: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + vāri (प्रातिपदिक) + pari-√plu (प्लु धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘flooded with fresh water’; PPP (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies mahī

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; upamāna with iva

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, simile particle

• śoka-santaptā: burning with grief
• śoka-santaptā: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + santapta (sam-√tap + क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘burnt by grief’; PPP (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies mahī

• mahī: the earth
• mahī: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• bāṣpam: tears, vapor
• bāṣpam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of vimuñcati

• vimuñcati: releases, sheds
• vimuñcati: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

Context

'This earth scorched by the heat and then flooded with fresh rain water, radiating heat, appears like my Sita shedding tears burning with grief.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• Lakshmana
• earth (mahī)

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained by fidelity and compassion: Rama’s grief reflects unwavering commitment to Sita and moral sensitivity even amid hardship.

What is the narrative situation?

During the rainy season, Rama reads his separation-sorrow into the landscape, comparing the rain-soaked earth to Sita’s tearful grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Constancy (ananyatā) in love and duty: Rama’s mind remains anchored in Sita and the righteous aim of reunion.