Shloka 3

पञ्चवटी-निवासः

Settlement at Pañcavaṭī and Construction of the Hermitage

Devanagari script

सर्वतश्चार्यतां दृष्टिः कानने निपुणोह्यसि।आश्रमः कतरस्मिन्नो देशे भवति सम्मतः।।।।

Transliteration

sarvataś cāryatāṃ dṛṣṭiḥ kānane nipuṇo hy asi |

āśramaḥ katarasmin no deśe bhavati sammataḥ || 3.15.3 ||

Translation

จงกวาดสายตาไปทั่วพนานี้เถิด; เจ้าเชี่ยวชาญในการพิจารณาแท้จริง ที่ใดในถิ่นนี้จึงจะเหมาะสมเป็นอาศรมสำหรับพวกเรา

Word by Word

• सर्वतः: everywhere, on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); अर्थः: सर्वदिक्/सर्वत्र (everywhere)

• चार्यताम्: let (it) range/move
• चार्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), तृतीय-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धात्वर्थः: चर् = to move; अत्र: ‘दृष्टिः चार्यताम्’ = let the gaze range

• दृष्टिः: gaze, sight
• दृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कानने: in the forest
• कानने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन

• निपुणः: skilled
• निपुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nipuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वम् implied)

• हि: indeed
• हि: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle); निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आश्रमः: hermitage
• आश्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कतरस्मिन्: in which
• कतरस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: katara (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (in which?)

• नः: for us, of us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन; अस्माकम् (for us/of us)

• देशे: in the place
• देशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवति: is/comes to be
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सम्मतः: approved, suitable
• सम्मतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sammata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् आश्रमः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (approved/suitable)

Context

O Lakshmana! cast your eyes all around the forest for a suitable place (for building a hermitage). Indeed, you are good at judging things.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• kānana (forest)
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Prudent discernment (viveka) in dharma: choosing a proper place supports safety, discipline, and the ability to live righteously in exile.

What is the narrative situation?

Before building the hermitage, Rāma asks Lakṣmaṇa to survey the forest and identify a suitable location.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s discernment and competence, and Rāma’s responsible leadership in planning a dharmic life in the wilderness.