Shloka 61

वर्षावर्णनम्

The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing

Devanagari script

अपि चातिपरिक्लिष्टं चिराद्दारैस्समागतम्।आत्मकार्यगरीयस्त्वाद्वक्तुं नेच्छामि वानरम्।।

Transliteration

api cātiparikliṣṭaṁ cirād dāraiḥ samāgatam | ātma-kārya-garīyastvād vaktuṁ necchāmi vānaram ||

Translation

ఇంకా, ఆ వానరరాజు ఎంతో కష్టపడి, చాలా కాలం తరువాత తన భార్యలతో మళ్లీ కలిశాడు; పైగా మన కార్యం కూడా భారమైనది—కాబట్టి ఇప్పుడే అతనితో మాట్లాడదలచుకోను।

Word by Word

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (also)

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

• ati-parikliṣṭam: greatly distressed
• ati-parikliṣṭam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + parikliṣṭa (कृदन्त; pari√kliś (धातु) PPP)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव: ati + parikliṣṭa = 'very afflicted'); Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies vānaram

• cirāt: after a long time
• cirāt: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cirāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल/temporal adverb: 'after a long time')

• dāraiḥ: with (his) wife/family
• dāraiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (pluralia tantum), Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana

• samāgatam: reunited/come together
• samāgatam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāgata (कृदन्त; samā√gam (धातु) PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies vānaram

• ātma-kārya-garīyastvāt: because (our) own task is more important
• ātma-kārya-garīyastvāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + garīyas (प्रातिपदिक; comparative) + -tva (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (निर्देश: 'because our own task is weightier'); Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; hetu-ablative (हेतु-पञ्चमी)

• vaktum: to speak
• vaktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुन्; infinitive)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta

• icchāmi: I wish/desire
• icchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्; present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• vānarām: the monkey (Sugrīva)
• vānarām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

Context

'Since Sugriva has gone through great difficulties and is reunited with his wives after a long time and since our task is great, I did not desire to speak to him now.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sugriva

FAQs

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

Dharma includes sensitivity to another’s circumstance and choosing the right time (kāla) to act. Rama restrains immediate speech, balancing urgency of duty with compassion and propriety.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama reflects on Sugriva’s recent relief—reunited with his wives after hardship—and decides not to press him immediately, even though Rama’s mission remains urgent.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s self-control and discernment (viveka): he weighs mission-priority against humane consideration and timing.