Shloka 33

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्

Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva

Devanagari script

नभस्समीक्ष्याम्बुधरैर्विमुक्तंविमुक्तबर्हाभरणा वनेषु।प्रियास्वसक्ता विनिवृत्तशोभागतोत्सवा ध्यानपरा मयूराः।।

Transliteration

nabhaḥ samīkṣyāmbudharair vimuktaṃ

vimukta-barhābharaṇā vaneṣu |

priyāsv asaktā vinivṛtta-śobhā

gatotsavā dhyāna-parā mayūrāḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นแลเห็นท้องฟ้าพ้นจากหมู่เมฆแล้ว เหล่านกยูงในพนาลีสลัดเครื่องประดับคือแพรขนออก มิได้ยึดติดอยู่กับนางอันเป็นที่รักอีกต่อไป—รัศมีเสื่อมถอย ความรื่นเริงดับสูญ—มัวหมกอยู่แต่ในภาวนาแห่งความอาวรณ์

Word by Word

नभःthe sky

समीक्ष्यhaving seen

अम्बुधरैःby clouds

विमुक्तम्freed from/devoid of

विमुक्तबर्हाभरणाः(peacocks) having shed their plume-ornaments

वनेषुin forests

प्रियासुtowards/in (their) beloveds

असक्ताःunattached/indifferent

विनिवृत्तशोभाःwith their beauty withdrawn

गतोत्सवाःjoyless/with festivities gone

ध्यानपराःintent on meditation

मयूराःpeacocks

Context

'The sky is free from clouds. The peacocks have shed their ornamental plumes. They have lost interest in their beloveds. With their glory withdrawn, the peacocks are devoid of happiness and absorbed in the thought of the clouds.

Characters & Entities

sky (nabhas)

clouds (ambudhara)

forests (vana)

peacocks (mayūra)

FAQs

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

Dharma acknowledges truthful emotion without surrendering to it: the peacocks’ longing mirrors human grief, yet one must transform longing into right action.

What is the narrative situation?

With clouds gone after the monsoon, peacocks lose their mating exuberance and become subdued—an external mirror for Rāma’s inner desolation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Emotional honesty (satya to one’s experience) paired with endurance—Rāma recognizes sorrow clearly rather than denying it.