Shloka 30

वर्षावर्णनम्

The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing

Devanagari script

अङ्गारचूर्णोत्करसन्निकाशैःफलैस्सुपर्याप्तरसैस्समृद्धैः।जम्बूद्रुमाणां प्रविभान्ति शाखाःनिलीयमाना इव षट्पदौघैः।।

Transliteration

aṅgāracūrṇotkarasannikāśaiḥ phalaiḥ suparyāptarasaiḥ samṛddhaiḥ | jambūdrumāṇāṃ pravibhānti śākhāḥ nilīyamānā iva ṣaṭpadaughaiḥ ||

Translation

అంగారచూర్ణపు కుప్పలవలె నల్లగా, రససమృద్ధిగా నిండిన ఫలభారంతో జంబూ వృక్షాల శాఖలు ప్రకాశిస్తాయి—భ్రమరసమూహాలు వచ్చి కప్పుకున్నట్లుగా।

Word by Word

• aṅgāra-cūrṇa-utkara-sannikāśaiḥ: resembling heaps of charcoal-powder
• aṅgāra-cūrṇa-utkara-sannikāśaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṅgāra + cūrṇa + utkara + sannikāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc/neut adj used with phalaiḥ), Tṛtīyā (instr, 3rd), Bahuvacana (pl); samāsa: aṅgāracūrṇasya utkara iva sannikāśaḥ (resembling a heap of charcoal-powder)

• phalaiḥ: with fruits
• phalaiḥ: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; cause of appearance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), Tṛtīyā (instr, 3rd), Bahuvacana (pl)

• su-paryāpta-rasaiḥ: with abundant juice
• su-paryāpta-rasaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + paryāpta + rasa (प्रातिपदिक; paryāpta as adj)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/neut adj, Tṛtīyā (instr), Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: suparyāptaḥ rasaḥ yeṣām (having very abundant juice)

• samṛddhaiḥ: rich, plentiful
• samṛddhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samṛddha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; सम्-√ṛdh धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/neut adj, Tṛtīyā (instr), Bahuvacana; past participle ‘enriched’

• jambū-drumāṇām: of jambu trees
• jambū-drumāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jambū + druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc), Ṣaṣṭhī (gen, 6th), Bahuvacana (pl); samāsa: jambvāḥ drumāḥ

• pravibhānti: shine forth
• pravibhānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√bhā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana (pl); parasmaipada

• śākhāḥ: branches
• śākhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śākhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (fem), Prathamā (nom, 1st), Bahuvacana (pl)

• nilīyamānāḥ: as if being covered/settled upon
• nilīyamānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; participial qualifier of śākhāḥ by sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√lī (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present middle/passive participle), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘being settled/clustered’

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upamā-vācaka particle (comparative)

• ṣaṭpada-oghaiḥ: by swarms of bees
• ṣaṭpada-oghaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭpada + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc), Tṛtīyā (instr, 3rd), Bahuvacana (pl); samāsa: ṣaṭpadānām oghaiḥ (swarms of bees)

Context

'The branches of jambu trees profusely filled with fruits appear like piled up balls of charcoal, while swarms of bees rest on the branches on the jambu trees.

Characters & Entities

• bees (ṣaṭpada)

FAQs

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

Abundance attracts many; dharma is to use prosperity rightly—without greed or harm—just as nature’s plenty becomes a shared field of activity.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa continues the monsoon tableau, showing ripening fruit and increased activity in the forest around Kishkindhā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Non-attachment (asakti) amid plenty: the image reminds one to value resources without losing moral direction.