Shloka 69

पम्पा

तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka

Devanagari script

यानि स्म रमणीयानि तया सह भवन्ति मे।तान्येवारमणीयानि जायन्ते मे तया विना।।।।

Transliteration

yāni sma ramaṇīyāni tayā saha bhavanti me | tāny evāramaṇīyāni jāyante me tayā vinā ||

Translation

สิ่งใดก็ตามที่เคยรื่นรมย์แก่ข้าเมื่ออยู่ร่วมกับนาง สิ่งนั้นเองกลับกลายเป็นไม่น่ารื่นรมย์แก่ข้าเมื่อปราศจากนาง

Word by Word

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; Relative pronoun

• स्म: formerly, used to
• स्म: Modifier (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: भूतार्थ-स्मरणार्थक निपात; past-habitual marker with present

• रमणीयानि: delightful
• रमणीयानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय (प्रातिपदिक; from रम)
• Form: कृदन्त (अनीयर्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; predicate adjective

• तया: with her
• तया: Saha (सह/association; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental

• सह: together with
• सह: Modifier (सह/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक-अव्यय (preposition-like), 'with'

• भवन्ति: are, become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• मे: for me / to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative experiencer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (enclitic genitive/dative usage); here: dative/possessive sense 'for me/to me'

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Modifier (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle), अव्यय

• अरमणीयानि: not delightful
• अरमणीयानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-रमणीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (अनीयर्) with negation, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; predicate adjective

• जायन्ते: become, turn into
• जायन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• मे: for me / to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative experiencer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (enclitic); dative/possessive sense 'for me/to me'

• तया: without her (lit. by her, with vinā)
• तया: Apadana (अपादान/Ablatival sense with vinā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental

• विना: without
• विना: Modifier (वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like), 'without'

Context

'Whatever was endearing to me earlier in the company of Sita, has turned out to be disenchanting without her.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā (implied by tayā: “with her”)

FAQs

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

It teaches emotional truth (satya) without moral collapse: grief can transform perception, yet dharma asks one to recognize this change honestly and still proceed with righteous duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma articulates how separation from Sītā alters the very experience of the beautiful Pampā landscape during their search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity of feeling—Rāma does not pretend detachment; his transparent sorrow coexists with continued commitment to the rescue.