Valmiki Ramayana 2.94.16 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 94, Shloka 16

चित्रकूटवर्णनम् (Description of Chitrakūṭa) / Rama Shows Sita Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

बहुपुष्पफले रम्ये नानाद्विजगणायुते।विचित्रशिखरे ह्यस्मिन्रतवानस्मि भामिनि।।।।

Transliteration

bahu-puṣpa-phale ramye nānā-dvija-gaṇāyute | vicitra-śikhare hy asmin ratavān asmi bhāmini ||

Translation

โอ้ที่รักยิ่ง ข้าพเจ้าหลงใหลภูเขาอันรื่นรมย์นี้แท้จริง ยอดเขางดงามวิจิตร อุดมด้วยดอกไม้และผลไม้นานา และคึกคักด้วยหมู่นกหลากชนิด

Word by Word

• bahu-puṣpa-phale: in (a place) with many flowers and fruits
• bahu-puṣpa-phale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (बहुव्रीहि-like sense but form as locative adjective): bahūni puṣpāṇi phalāni ca yasmin; Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन), qualifying asmin (mountain/place)

• ramye: delightful
• ramye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nānā-dvija-gaṇa-āyute: in (a place) filled with various flocks of birds
• nānā-dvija-gaṇa-āyute: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: dvija-gaṇaiḥ āyutam (endowed with flocks of birds of many kinds); Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vicitra-śikhare: on a mountain with wondrous peaks
• vicitra-śikhare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक) + śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: vicitraṃ śikharaṃ yasmin; Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात/अवधारण)

• asmin: in/on this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter/Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ratavān: fond/attached
• ratavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (कृदन्त, √ram 'to delight')
• Form: Past participle with possessive suffix -vant (मतुप्/वन्त): 'one who is attached'; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्ति) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person/उत्तम), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• bhāmini: O lovely lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

O lovely Sita, I am enamoured of this delightful mountain with its enchanting peaks laden with abundance of flowers and fruits and flocked by different kinds of birds.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Citrakūṭa (implied)
• birds (dvija)

FAQs

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

Dharma is cultivated through simplicity and gratitude: valuing the forest’s gifts over palace luxury reflects self-control and a truthful acceptance of one’s circumstances.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues speaking to Sītā, affirming his affection for Citrakūṭa’s beauty and abundance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s santoṣa (contentment) and steadiness—he finds joy without compromising duty.