Valmiki Ramayana 2.56.10 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 56, Shloka 10

चित्रकूटगमनम् तथा पर्णशालाप्रवेशः

Arrival at Chitrakuta and Establishing the Leaf-Hut

Devanagari script

मातङ्गयूथानुसृतं पक्षिसंङ्घानुनादितम्।चित्रकूटमिमं पश्य प्रवृद्धशिखरं गिरिम्।।।।

Transliteration

mātaṅgayūthānusṛtaṃ pakṣisaṅghānunāditam | citrakūṭam imaṃ paśya pravṛddhaśikharaṃ girim ||

Translation

จงดูภูเขาจิตรคูฏนี้เถิด ยอดเขาสูงใหญ่ยิ่งนัก มีรอยฝูงช้างพากันผ่าน และก้องกังวานด้วยเสียงร้องของหมู่นกเป็นอันมาก

Word by Word

• mātaṅga-yūtha-anusṛtam: followed by herds of elephants
• mātaṅga-yūtha-anusṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mātaṅga + yūtha + anusṛta (कृदन्त; √sṛ धातु)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa with PPP (क्त): mātaṅgānāṃ yūthaiḥ anusṛtam ‘followed by herds of elephants’

• pakṣi-saṅgha-anunāditam: echoing with flocks of birds
• pakṣi-saṅgha-anunāditam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakṣi + saṅgha + anunādita (कृदन्त; √nad धातु)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa with PPP: pakṣi-saṅghaiḥ anunāditam ‘resounding with flocks of birds’

• citrakūṭam: Citrakūṭa
• citrakūṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citrakūṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; demonstrative used adjectivally with citrakūṭam/girim

• paśya: see
• paśya: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ, Madhyama, Ekavacana

• pravṛddha-śikharam: with lofty peaks
• pravṛddha-śikharam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-vṛddha + śikhara (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘towering (pravṛddha) peak(s)’ qualifying girim

• girim: mountain
• girim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

Context

See these flocks of singing birds followed by herds of elephants. See this mount Chitrakuta with its towering peaks.

Characters & Entities

• Citrakūṭa (mountain)
• bird flocks (pakṣi-saṅgha)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes reverent perception of nature: seeing the forest not as deprivation but as a living order to be respected and protected.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma points out the grandeur and vitality of Citrakūṭa to Lakṣmaṇa, describing its wildlife and soundscape.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Contentment and appreciative awareness—Rāma’s ability to find joy and meaning in the wilderness.