Shloka 3

वर्षावर्णनम्

The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing

Devanagari script

नवमासधृतं गर्भं भास्करस्य गभस्तिभिः।पीत्वा रसं समुद्राणां द्यौः प्रसूते रसायनम्।।

Transliteration

navamāsadhṛtaṃ garbhaṃ bhāskarasya gabhastibhiḥ | pītvā rasaṃ samudrāṇāṃ dyauḥ prasūte rasāyanam ||

Translation

ด้วยรัศมีแห่งพระอาทิตย์ ท้องฟ้าได้ดื่มเอาสาระของมหาสมุทร และอุ้มไว้ดุจครรภ์ตลอดเก้าเดือน บัดนี้จึงให้กำเนิดเป็นน้ำ—รสายัน อันเป็นบ่อเกิดแห่งรสและโภชนาการทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• nava-māsa-dhṛtam: borne for nine months
• nava-māsa-dhṛtam: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + √dhṛ (धृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: नवमासैः धृतम्; PPP (क्त), Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies garbham

• garbham: embryo, womb-content
• garbham: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of prasūte

• bhāskarasya: of the sun
• bhāskarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular

• gabhastibhiḥ: with rays
• gabhastibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gabhasti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural; means

• pītvā: having drunk
• pītvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √pā (पा धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• rasam: essence, water/juice
• rasam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of pītvā

• samudrāṇām: of the oceans
• samudrāṇām: Apādāna/Sambandha (अपादान/‘from’ in sense; source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural

• dyauḥ: the sky
• dyauḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyu (द्यु/दिव् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• prasūte: brings forth, produces
• prasūte: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sū (सू धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada

• rasāyanam: elixir, essence
• rasāyanam: Karma (कर्म/object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; apposition/object complement to garbham

Context

'The sky has drained the water from the oceans through the Sun's rays and has borne it for nine months (from Kartika to Asarha) in its womb. It delivers water which is thebase for all juices.

Characters & Entities

• Sun (bhāskara)
• oceans (samudra)
• sky (dyauḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as ṛta—cosmic order: the world is sustained by lawful cycles (taking, holding, giving). Human dharma similarly requires receiving rightly and giving back through truthful, responsible action.

What is the narrative situation?

At the onset of rains, Lakṣmaṇa explains the monsoon as a grand, ordered process, heightening the sense that time has turned and action should follow promises.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability: like the sky that returns what it has gathered, a virtuous person returns trust with truthful fulfillment.