Shloka 23

Devanagari script

स्निग्धगम्भीरनिर्घोषाश्शैलद्रुमपुरोगमाः।विसृज्य सलिलं मेघाः परिश्रान्ता नृपात्मज।।

Transliteration

snigdha-gambhīra-nirghoṣāḥ śaila-druma-purogamāḥ | visṛjya salilaṁ meghāḥ pariśrāntā nṛpātmaja ||

Translation

โอรสกษัตริย์เอ๋ย เมฆาทั้งหลายซึ่งเคลื่อนนำหน้าภูผาและพฤกษา มีเสียงคำรามทุ้มลึกนุ่มนวล ได้โปรยสายน้ำลงแล้ว บัดนี้ก็อ่อนล้าสิ้นแรง

Word by Word

• snigdha-gambhīra-nirghoṣāḥ: with pleasant deep rumbling
• snigdha-gambhīra-nirghoṣāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snigdha (प्रातिपदिक) + gambhīra (प्रातिपदिक) + nirghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (multi-member): 'स्निग्धश्चासौ गम्भीरश्च निर्घोषः' (having pleasant deep sound)

• śaila-druma-purogamāḥ: moving over mountains and trees
• śaila-druma-purogamāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + druma (प्रातिपदिक) + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'शैलद्रुमान् पुरः गच्छन्ति' (moving over mountains and trees / having mountains & trees in front)

• visṛjya: having poured forth
• visṛjya: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (सृज्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): having released/poured

• salilam: water
• salilam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• meghāḥ: clouds
• meghāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: megha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• pariśrāntāḥ: exhausted
• pariśrāntāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√śram (श्रम्) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त: exhausted

• nṛpa-ātmaja: O prince
• nṛpa-ātmaja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'नृपस्य आत्मजः' (king's son)

Context

'O prince! having discharged their water the clouds (after the rains) are exhausted. They are moving now over trees and mountains, making deep and pleasant sounds.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Clouds (meghāḥ)
• Mountains (śaila)
• Trees (druma)

FAQs

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

Dharma is responsiveness to the right season for action: when conditions change (rains end), one should not delay duties that are now possible and required.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama describes the post-monsoon world to indicate that the time for Sugriva’s mobilization and the search effort has arrived.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alertness and practical discernment—Rama reads environmental signs and connects them to ethical urgency.