Shloka 24

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

पश्य चन्दनवृक्षाणां पङ्क्तीस्सुरचिता इव।ककुभानां च दृश्यन्ते मनसेवोदितास्समम्4.27.24।।

Transliteration

paśya candanavṛkṣāṇāṃ paṅktīḥ suracitā iva |

kakubhānāṃ ca dṛśyante manasevoditāḥ samam || 4.27.24 ||

Translation

చూడుము—చందన వృక్షాల వరుసలు దేవులు సుకల్పితంగా అమర్చినట్లుగా కనిపిస్తున్నాయి; దిక్కులూ సమంగా, మనసే రూపించినట్లుగా దర్శనమిస్తున్నాయి।

Word by Word

• paśya: see
• paśya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana

• candana-vṛkṣāṇām: of sandalwood trees
• candana-vṛkṣāṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candana (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Gen. 6), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'sandalwood trees'

• paṅktīḥ: rows
• paṅktīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅkti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Acc. 2), Bahuvacana

• suracitāḥ: well-arranged
• suracitāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-racita (कृदन्त; √rac धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Acc. 2), Bahuvacana; agrees with paṅktīḥ

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-vācaka-avyaya

• kakubhānām: of the quarters (directions)
• kakubhānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kakubh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.)/Puṃliṅga (m.) in sense 'direction/quarter'; Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Gen. 6), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• dṛśyante: are seen
• dṛśyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; ātmanepada; karmaṇi-prayoga sense 'are seen'

• manasā: by the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instr. 3), Ekavacana

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-vācaka-avyaya

• uditāḥ: arisen, produced
• uditāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udita (कृदन्त; √i/ud-√i or √vad?; standard: √i 'to go/appear' with ud-)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nom. 1), Bahuvacana; agrees with paṅktayaḥ (understood as subject of dṛśyante)

• samam: uniformly
• samam: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverbial accusative): 'evenly, uniformly'

Context

'See the uniform rows of sandalwood trees, it looks as though they are arranged together imaginatively.

Characters & Entities

• directions/quarters (kakubh)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes ordered living: the imagery of natural order suggests a world where harmony and balance are valued and protected.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama describes the extraordinary, almost designed beauty of the forested region as they approach Kiṣkindhā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Attentiveness and contemplative insight—Rama observes nature with a mind trained to see meaning and order.