Shloka 39

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

तामेव मन्मथाविष्टो मयूरोऽप्युपधावति।वितत्य रुचिरौ पक्षौ रुतैरुपहसन्निव।।।।

Transliteration

tām eva manmathāviṣṭo mayūro 'py upadhāvati |

vitatya rucirau pakṣau rutair upahasann iva ||

Translation

ఆ మయూరుడూ మన్నథావేశంతో ఆమెనే వెంబడిస్తూ పరుగెత్తుతున్నాడు; తన అందమైన పక్షాలను విస్తరించి, మధుర రుతాలతో ఆటగా నవ్వుతున్నట్టుగా।

Word by Word

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/निपात-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis particle (निपात)

• manmatha-āviṣṭaḥ: possessed by love
• manmatha-āviṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manmatha (प्रातिपदिक) + ā-√viś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; kṛdanta (क्त) 'entered/possessed by'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifying 'mayūraḥ'

• mayūraḥ: the peacock
• mayūraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mayūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; additive particle (निपात)

• upadhāvati: runs towards / chases
• upadhāvati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√dhāv (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana

• vitatya: having spread
• vitatya: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√tan (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-र्थे ल्यप्), avyayībhāva-function; 'having spread'

• rucirau: beautiful (two)
• rucirau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Dvivacana (dual/द्विवचन); qualifying 'pakṣau'

• pakṣau: (his) two wings
• pakṣau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Dvivacana

• rutaiḥ: with cries/sounds
• rutaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Bahuvacana

• upahasan: laughing/mocking
• upahasan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√has (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; used with 'iva' (as if)

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (Particle/निपात-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; simile particle (उपमा-निपात)

Context

'Overwhelmed with love, the enchanted peacock, spreading his wings is running after her, making sounds, as though mocking her.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• peacock

FAQs

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

The ethical subtext is exclusivity of rightful love: the peacock pursues ‘her alone,’ mirroring Rāma’s single-minded fidelity, which stands as a dharmic ideal against disorder caused by adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues describing the peacock-pair’s courtship; the scene becomes a poignant contrast to his own forced separation from Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Single-minded devotion: the imagery supports Rāma’s unwavering orientation toward Sītā and the restoration of moral order.