Shloka 17

पम्पा-ऋष्यमूक-मार्गोपदेशः

Guidance to Pampa and Rishyamuka; counsel to befriend Sugriva

Devanagari script

भृशते खादतो मत्स्यान्पम्पायाः पुष्पसञ्चये।।3.73.16।।पद्मगन्धि शिवं वारि सुखशीतमनामयम्।उद्धृत्य सतताक्लिष्टं रौप्यस्फाटिकसन्निभम्।।3.73.17।।असौ पुष्करपर्णेन लक्ष्मणः पाययिष्यति।

Transliteration

bhṛśaṃ te khādato matsyān pampāyāḥ puṣpasañcaye || 3.73.16 ||

padmagandhi śivaṃ vāri sukhaśītam anāmayam |

uddhṛtya satatākliṣṭaṃ raupyasphāṭikasannibham || 3.73.17 ||

asau puṣkaraparṇena lakṣmaṇaḥ pāyayiṣyati ||

Translation

เมื่อท่านเสวยปลาด้วยความรื่นรมย์ท่ามกลางฝั่งปัมปาที่พร่างพรายด้วยดอกไม้ พระลักษมณ์จะตักน้ำที่หอมกลิ่นปทุม เป็นมงคลและเกื้อกูล ชื่นใจเย็นสบายและบำรุงกาย—ใสสะอาดดุจเงินและผลึก—แล้วถวายให้ท่านดื่มในใบบัว

Word by Word

• padma-gandhi: lotus-fragrant
• padma-gandhi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + gandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (adjective) — ‘lotus-scented’

• śivam: beneficent, auspicious
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् — ‘auspicious/beneficent’

• vāri: water
• vāri: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मपदम् (object)

• sukha-śītam: pleasantly cool
• sukha-śītam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + śīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् — ‘pleasantly cool’

• anāmayam: health-giving, untainted
• anāmayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् — ‘free from illness/wholesome’

• uddhṛtya: having drawn up
• uddhṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having lifted/drawn (up)’; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• satata-akliṣṭam: ever clear, always untroubled
• satata-akliṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक) + a-kliṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् — ‘always untroubled/ever-clear’

• raupya-sphāṭika-sannibham: like silver and crystal
• raupya-sphāṭika-sannibham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raupya (प्रातिपदिक) + sphāṭika (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् — ‘resembling silver and crystal’

• asau: this (he)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — ‘this/that (he)’

• puṣkara-parṇena: with a lotus leaf
• puṣkara-parṇena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक) + parṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन; करणम् — ‘with/by a lotus-leaf’

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्ता

• pāyayiṣyati: will give (you) to drink
• pāyayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लृट् (Future/लृट्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) — ‘will cause to drink/offer to drink’

Context

O Rama, scion of the Raghu dynasty there at Pampa, by shooting an arrow at the choicest fishes with a single bone, prawns and big fishes, crookedfaced fishes, fishes without scales and fins, baked on iron skewers and cooked will be offered to you by faithful Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Kabandha
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Pampā
• padma (lotus)

FAQs

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

Dharma appears as pure, attentive service: caring for another’s well-being (food and water) sustains the righteous mission and embodies satya in action—steadfast loyalty expressed through deeds.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha describes how Lakṣmaṇa will support Rāma at Pampā by providing clear, fragrant water, reinforcing the brothers’ readiness for what comes next.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s solicitude and discipline—he remains focused on Rāma’s needs without complaint, a hallmark of dharmic companionship.