Shloka 14

अष्टत्रिंशः सर्गः — मारीचोपदेशः

Maricha’s Warning and the Memory of Rama’s Power

Devanagari script

अजातव्यञ्जनश्रीमान्पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणः।एकवस्त्रधरो धन्वी शिखी कनकमालया।।3.38.14।।शोभयन् दण्डकारण्यं दीप्तेन स्वेन तेजसा।अदृश्यत ततो रामो बालचन्द्र इवोदितः।।3.38.15।।

Transliteration

ajāta-vyañjana-śrīmān padma-patra-nibhekṣaṇaḥ |

eka-vastra-dharo dhanvī śikhī kanaka-mālayā || 3.38.14 ||

śobhayan daṇḍakāraṇyaṁ dīptena svena tejasā |

adṛśyata tato rāmo bāla-candra ivoditaḥ || 3.38.15 ||

Translation

พระรามยังไร้เครา งามสง่า ดวงเนตรดุจกลีบบัว ทรงนุ่งห่มเพียงผืนเดียว ถือคันศร มวยผมมัดไว้ และทรงสวมพวงมาลัยทอง—พระองค์ปรากฏสุกสว่าง ณ ที่นั้น ด้วยรัศมีแห่งเตชะของพระองค์เอง ราวกับทรงประดับป่าทัณฑกะให้วิจิตร งดงามดุจพระจันทร์เสี้ยวอ่อนเพิ่งโผล่พ้นขอบฟ้า

Word by Word

• ajāta-vyañjana-śrīmān: handsome, with beard-marks not yet grown
• ajāta-vyañjana-śrīmān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of rāmaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajāta + vyañjana + śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्य व्यञ्जनं न जातं सः; श्रीमान्)

• padma-patra-nibha-īkṣaṇaḥ: lotus-petal-eyed
• padma-patra-nibha-īkṣaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of rāmaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma + patra + nibha + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य ईक्षणे पद्मपत्रनिभे)

• eka-vastra-dharaḥ: wearing a single garment
• eka-vastra-dharaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of rāmaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + vastra + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (एकं वस्त्रं धरति)

• dhanvī: bearing a bow
• dhanvī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of rāmaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (bow-bearing)

• śikhī: with a topknot
• śikhī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of rāmaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śikhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (having a topknot/crest)

• kanaka-mālayā: with a golden garland/chain
• kanaka-mālayā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (कनकस्य माला)

• śobhayan: beautifying
• śobhayan: Karta (कर्ता; rāmaḥ as agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śubh (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• daṇḍaka-araṇyam: the Dandaka forest
• daṇḍaka-araṇyam: Karma (कर्म; śobhayan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍaka + araṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• dīptena: bright
• dīptena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of tejasā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dīp)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• svena: his own
• svena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of tejasā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; स्वकीयवाचक विशेषण

• tejasā: by (his) splendor
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण; शोभनहेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• adṛśyata: appeared/was seen
• adṛśyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect, passive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद/कर्मणि प्रयोग (was seen/appeared)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; adṛśyata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bāla-candraḥ: a young moon
• bāla-candraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान; iva के साथ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla + candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (young + moon)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक निपात (comparative particle)

• uditaḥ: risen
• uditaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of rāmaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ud-√i)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

Context

Thereafter, handsome Rama, with eyes like lotus petals, beards ungrown, clad in a single garment with knotted hair on the head, wielding a bow, with a chain of gold, luminous with his own lustre enhanced the glory of Dandaka forest by looking like the young moon just risen.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daṇḍakāraṇya
• dhanuḥ (bow)

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as luminous and beautifying: the presence of a righteous protector brings order and auspiciousness even to a dangerous wilderness.

What is the narrative situation?

The text describes Rāma’s youthful yet radiant appearance as he stands prepared to guard the sacrificial setting in Daṇḍaka.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas joined with restraint—Rāma’s splendor is not mere beauty but the visible sign of inner discipline and righteous purpose.