Shloka 30

पम्पा-ऋष्यमूक-मार्गोपदेशः

Guidance to Pampa and Rishyamuka; counsel to befriend Sugriva

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नन्दनसङ्काशे देवारण्योपमे वने।नानाविहगसङ्कीर्णे रंस्यसे राम निर्वृतः।।3.73.30।।

Transliteration

tasmin nandanasaṅkāśe devāraṇyopame vane | nānā-vihaga-saṅkīrṇe raṁsyase rāma nirvṛtaḥ ||

Translation

โอ้พระราม ในป่านั้น—ดุจนันทนวัน ประหนึ่งอารัญญะแห่งทวยเทพ—อันคลาคล่ำด้วยนกนานาพันธุ์ พระองค์จักรื่นรมย์อยู่ ณ ที่นั้น โดยปลอดพ้นจากความโศกเศร้า

Word by Word

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; with ‘vane’

• nandana-saṅkāśe: resembling Nandana (garden)
• nandana-saṅkāśe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमान-तत्पुरुष (comparative tatpuruṣa): nandanavat saṅkāśaḥ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; qualifies ‘vane’

• devāraṇya-upame: like the gods' forest
• devāraṇya-upame: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + araṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: devānām araṇyam iva upamam; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; qualifies ‘vane’

• vane: in the forest
• vane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• nānā-vihaga-saṅkīrṇe: filled with many kinds of birds
• nānā-vihaga-saṅkīrṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vihaga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative): nānā-vidhaiḥ vihagaiḥ saṅkīrṇaḥ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; qualifies ‘vane’

• raṃsyase: you will enjoy
• raṃsyase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ram (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• rāma: O Rama
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• nirvṛtaḥ: content/relieved
• nirvṛtaḥ: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya (कर्ता-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvṛta (प्रातिपदिक; from nir√vṛt)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; predicate to implied ‘tvam’

Context

O Rama, you will enjoy your stay in that forest which is like Nandana garden, the garden of the gods, full of various birds.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Nandana (garden)
• birds (vihaga)
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Righteous endurance is sustained by wholesome environments and good counsel; dharmic life includes seeking places that calm the mind and support right action.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker reassures Rāma that a particular forest region will bring relief and delight, describing it as heavenly and rich with birdlife.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness with inner healing—moving forward on a hard quest while accepting legitimate comfort that restores clarity and resolve.