Shloka 13

Devanagari script

महावातसमुद्धूतं यन्मामपकरिष्यति।रजो रमण तन्मन्ये परार्थ्यमिव चन्दनम्।।2.30.13।।

Transliteration

mahāvātasamuddhūtaṁ yan mām apakariṣyati |

rajo ramaṇa tan manye parārthyam iva candanam ||

Translation

హే ప్రియుడా! మహావాయువుతో లేచిన ధూళి నన్ను గుచ్చి బాధించినా, దానిని నేను శ్రేష్ఠమైన చందనలేపనంలా భావిస్తాను।

Word by Word

• mahāvātasamuddhūtam: raised by a strong wind
• mahāvātasamuddhūtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + vāta + sam-ud-√dhū (धू, धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rajaḥ); तत्पुरुषः (mahā-vāta-samuddhūta = raised by great wind)

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• apakariṣyati: will harm / will affect adversely
• apakariṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa + √kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• rajaḥ: dust
• rajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ramaṇa: O beloved
• ramaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (rajaḥ-विशेष्यस्य पुनर्निर्देशः)

• manye: I consider
• manye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (मन्, धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• parārthyam: most excellent
• parārthyam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parārthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (candanam)

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• candanam: sandalwood (paste/powder)
• candanam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

The white reeds, the kusha, the sara and the ishika grasses and thorny trees on the way will feel as soft as cotton or as the skin of a black antelope.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma as joyful acceptance for a righteous cause: Sītā’s truth is that companionship in dharma outweighs bodily comfort.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā poetically dismisses the pains of the forest, insisting that even irritants will feel pleasant if she is with Rama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Cheerful endurance (sahiṣṇutā) and devotion—she converts suffering into something auspicious through intention.