Shloka 37

पम्पा-ऋष्यमूक-मार्गोपदेशः

Guidance to Pampa and Rishyamuka; counsel to befriend Sugriva

Devanagari script

ते तत्र पीत्वा पानीयं विमलं शीतमव्ययम्।निर्वृतास्संविगाहन्ते वनानि वनगोचराः।।3.73.37।।

Transliteration

te tatra pītvā pānīyaṃ vimalaṃ śītam avyayam |

nirvṛtāḥ saṃvigāhante vanāni vanagocarāḥ ||3.73.37||

Translation

ที่นั่น ช้างผู้ท่องพนาได้ดื่มน้ำอันใสสะอาด เย็นชื่น และไม่พร่อง แล้วเมื่ออิ่มเอมสงบใจ ก็พากันลุยกลับเข้าสู่ป่าอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Deśavācaka adverb (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (पा धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya absolutive (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having drunk’

• पानीयम्: water (drinkable water)
• पानीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pānīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• विमलम्: pure
• विमलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of ‘pānīyam’

• शीतम्: cool
• शीतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of ‘pānīyam’

• अव्ययम्: inexhaustible/abundant
• अव्ययम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of ‘pānīyam’; sense: ‘inexhaustible/abundant’

• निर्वृताः: contented, satisfied
• निर्वृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); predicate adjective of ‘te’

• संविगाहन्ते: they plunge/enter
• संविगाहन्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-vi-gāh (सं + वि + गाह् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• वनानि: forests
• वनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• वनगोचराः: forest-dwellers/roamers in the forest
• वनगोचराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana + gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘vanasya gocaraḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); apposition to ‘te’

Context

The wandering elephants of the forest drink plentiful water, pure and cool, from Pampa and contented, plunge into the forest.

Characters & Entities

• Pampā (implied by the received translation context)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is conveyed indirectly: nature provides sustenance in a balanced, orderly way, and beings take what is needed and return to their proper sphere. The verse supports the Ramayana’s broader ethic of living in harmony with the ordained order (ṛta/dharma).

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha is guiding Rama and Lakshmana toward the region near Pampā and R̥śyamūka, describing the landscape and its life as reassurance and orientation on their quest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s steady perseverance is implicitly strengthened: the serene abundance of the place is presented to calm grief and sustain resolve during the search for Sītā.