Shloka 6

Devanagari script

मन्दमारुत निश्वासं सन्ध्याचन्दनरञ्जितम्।आपाण्डुजलदं भाति कामातुरमिवाम्बरम्।।

Transliteration

manda-māruta-niśvāsaṃ sandhyā-candana-rañjitam | āpāṇḍu-jaladaṃ bhāti kāmāturam ivāmbaram ||

Translation

மெல்லிய காற்றின் நிச்வாசம் போல நெளிந்து, சந்தியையின் சந்தன நிறம் பூண்டதாய், வெளிர் சாம்பல் மேகங்கள் சூழ்ந்த இந்த வானம், காதல் வேதனையுற்ற ஒருவனைப் போல ஒளிர்கிறது।

Word by Word

• manda-māruta-niśvāsam: with the breath of gentle winds
• manda-māruta-niśvāsam: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक) + māruta (प्रातिपदिक) + niśvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘having sigh/breath of gentle wind’; Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies ambaram

• sandhyā-candana-rañjitam: tinged with twilight’s sandal-like hue
• sandhyā-candana-rañjitam: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + candana (प्रातिपदिक) + rañjita (√rañj + क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘tinged by twilight-sandal (metaphor)’; PPP (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; qualifies ambaram

• ā-pāṇḍu-jaladam: with pale clouds
• ā-pāṇḍu-jaladam: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā (उपसर्ग) + pāṇḍu (प्रातिपदिक) + jalada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya ‘pale-clouded/with pale clouds’; Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies ambaram

• bhāti: shines, appears
• bhāti: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhā (भा धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• kāma-āturam: a love-sick one
• kāma-āturam: Upamāna (उपमान/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘afflicted by desire’; Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; upamāna with iva

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

• ambaram: the sky
• ambaram: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; subject of bhāti

Context

'The sky with its gentle winds as its sighs, its ash coloured clouds (suggestive of a pale face) painted with red sandalpaste in the form of glow of twilight appears like apassionate lover.

Characters & Entities

• sandhyā (twilight)
• ambara (sky)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is emotional truth (satya) refined through restraint: sorrow is expressed through poetic observation rather than destructive action.

What is the narrative situation?

In separation from Sītā, Rāma describes the evening sky during the rains, projecting the mood of longing onto nature.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sensitivity and self-control: Rāma channels pain into contemplative insight, maintaining dignity amid distress.