Shloka 104

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

पद्मसौगन्धिकवहं शिवं शोकविनाशनम्।धन्या लक्ष्मण सेवन्ते पम्पोपवनमारुतम्।।।।

Transliteration

padma-saugandhika-vahaṁ śivaṁ śoka-vināśanam |

dhanyā lakṣmaṇa sevante pampopavana-mārutam || 4.1.104 ||

Translation

హే లక్ష్మణా! పంపా ఉపవనాల నుండి వీచే, పద్మసువాసనను మోసుకొచ్చే, మంగళకరమైనది మరియు శోకనాశకమైనది అయిన ఆ గాలిని ఆస్వాదించేవారు నిజంగా ధన్యులు।

Word by Word

• padmasaugandhikavaham: carrying lotus-fragrance
• padmasaugandhikavaham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + saugandhika (प्रातिपदिक) + vaha (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √vah)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'mārutam'; meaning 'carrying lotus-fragrance'

• śivam: auspicious
• śivam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'mārutam'

• śokavināśanam: destroyer of grief
• śokavināśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'mārutam'; tatpuruṣa: 'destroyer of sorrow'

• dhanyāḥ: blessed (people)
• dhanyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• lakṣmaṇa: O Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• sevante: enjoy, resort to
• sevante: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sev (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Laṭ (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Ātmanepada

• pampopavanamārutam: the breeze of Pampā’s grove
• pampopavanamārutam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pampā (प्रातिपदिक) + upavana (प्रातिपदिक) + māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'breeze of the grove near Pampā'

Context

'O Lakshmana! blessed are those who enjoy the breeze filled with fragrance of lotuses of the surrounding forests of Pampa. The gentle and auspicious breeze indeed takes away the sorrow of the mind.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Pampā
• groves (upavana)

FAQs

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

It suggests a dharmic ideal of inner composure: the world offers consolations, yet the righteous mind must transform grief without losing its commitments.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama, overwhelmed by separation, comments on the soothing Pampā breeze—recognizing its power to ease sorrow even as he himself struggles.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sensitivity and reflective awareness: Rama can perceive auspiciousness in nature while enduring personal suffering.