Shloka 54

पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्

Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks

Devanagari script

शृङ्गिबेरपुरंचैतद्गुहोयत्रसखामम ।एषासादृश्यतेसीतेसरयूर्यूपमालिनी ।।।।नानातरुशताकीर्णासम्प्रपुष्पितकानना ।

Transliteration

śṛṅgiverapuraṃ ca tad guho yatra sakhā mama | eṣā sā dṛśyate sīte sarayūr yūpamālinī | nānā-taruśatākīrṇā samprapuṣpitakānanā ||

Translation

และนั่นคือศฤงคิเวรปุระ ที่สหายของเราคือคุหะพำนักอยู่ และโอ้สีตา ที่นั่นปรากฏแม่น้ำสรยู ประดับด้วยแถวยูปะคือเสาบูชายัญ แน่นด้วยไม้พฤกษานานาร้อยชนิด และพนาลีทั้งหลายก็เบ่งบานด้วยดอกไม้ทั่วหน้า

Word by Word

• śṛṅgiberapuram: Śṛṅgiberapura (a town)
• śṛṅgiberapuram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅgibera-pura (प्रातिपदिक; शृङ्गिबेर + पुर)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (śṛṅgiberasya puram); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• guhaḥ: Guha
• guhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• sakhā: friend
• sakhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• eṣā: this
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sā: that
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛśyate: is seen/appears
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Passive (कर्मणि)

• sīte: O Sita
• sīte: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarayūḥ: Sarayu (river)
• sarayūḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarayū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ryūpamālinī: with rows of sacrificial posts
• ryūpamālinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yūpa-mālinī (प्रातिपदिक; यूप + मालिनी)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (yūpānāṃ mālinī = having a row/garland of sacrificial posts); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying sarayūḥ

• nānā-taru-śata-ākīrṇā: filled with hundreds of various trees
• nānā-taru-śata-ākīrṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + taru + śata + ākīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक; नाना + तरु + शत + आकीर्ण)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (taruśataiḥ ākīrṇā; with nānā as indeclinable qualifier); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying sarayūḥ/its banks

• samprapuṣpita-kānanā: having woods in full blossom
• samprapuṣpita-kānanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samprapuṣpita + kānana (प्रातिपदिक; सम्प्रपुष्पित + कानन)
• Form: Samāsa: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying sarayūḥ/its environs

Context

"Mythili! See the wonderful woods bordering beautiful Yamuna. Glorious hermitage of Bharadwaja is seen there."

Characters & Entities

• Śṛṅgiverapura
• Guha
• Sarayū
• yūpa (sacrificial posts)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes loyalty and gratitude to allies (like Guha) and respect for yajña traditions symbolized by the yūpas—social and spiritual order sustained through friendship and rite.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma identifies Guha’s town and the Sarayū region, recalling bonds formed during exile and the ritual life of the land.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faithfulness in relationships—Rāma remembers his friend Guha, reflecting constancy and appreciation.