Shloka 78

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

पद्मकाश्चैव शोभन्ते नीलाशोकाश्च पुष्पिताः।लोध्राश्च गिरिपृष्ठेषु सिंहकेसरपिञ्जराः।।।।

Transliteration

padmakāś caiva śobhante nīlāśokāś ca puṣpitāḥ | lodhrāś ca giripṛṣṭheṣu siṃhakesarapiñjarāḥ ||

Translation

పద్మక వృక్షాలు శోభిస్తున్నాయి; నీల-అశోక వృక్షాలు కూడా పుష్పించాయి. పర్వత పృష్ఠభాగాలపై లోధ్ర వృక్షాలు సింహకేశరంలా పింగళ-సువర్ణ కాంతితో మెరుస్తున్నాయి.

Word by Word

• पद्मकाः: padmaka trees
• पद्मकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: even/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• शोभन्ते: shine/are splendid
• शोभन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नीलाशोकाः: blue aśoka trees
• नीलाशोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील + अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (blue aśoka), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पुष्पिताः: blooming
• पुष्पिताः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पित (कृदन्त; √पुष्प् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to nīlāśokāḥ)

• लोध्राः: lodhra trees
• लोध्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• गिरिपृष्ठेषु: on mountain slopes/ridges
• गिरिपृष्ठेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mountain-back/slopes), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• सिंहकेसरपिञ्जराः: tawny like a lion's mane
• सिंहकेसरपिञ्जराः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह + केसर + पिञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (lion-mane-like tawny), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to lodhrāḥ)

Context

'Lotuses and blue asokas are also in bloom. Lodhra trees on the mountain-slopes look golden like the lion's mane.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (speaker)
• Lakshmana
• lotus (padmaka)
• mountain slopes (giripṛṣṭha)

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadiness of mind through truthful awareness (satya): perceiving splendor in the world without losing one’s duty helps sustain righteous effort over long trials.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama highlights more features of the spring landscape—lotuses, blue aśokas, and lodhra trees on the mountain slopes—while journeying near Pampā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance with aesthetic sensitivity: Rama’s grief does not collapse into chaos; it coexists with clear perception and continued purposeful movement.