Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 24

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā

Devanagari script

कदा नु चारुबिम्बोष्ठं तस्याः पद्ममिवाऽननम् ।

ईषदुन्नम्य पास्यामि रसायनमिवातुरः ॥

Transliteration

kadā nu cārubimboṣṭhaṃ tasyāḥ padmamivānanam |

īṣadunnamya pāsyāmi rasāyanamivāturaḥ ||

Translation

Kailan ko nga ba, bahagyang iaangat ang kaniyang mukhang gaya ng lotus, na may magagandang labing tila bungang bimba, at iinumin iyon na parang maysakit na umiinom ng eliksir na nagbibigay-buhay?

Word by Word

• सा: that (army)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वर्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'indeed/and then')

• नीलेन: by Nīla
• नीलेन: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• विधिवत्: according to proper procedure
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'according to rule/ritually')

• स्व: own
• स्व: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद (first member) in compound; 'own'

• आरक्षासु: in (their) guards/protective arrangements
• आरक्षासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासान्त-पद (compound-final member)

• समाहिता: was well-arranged/collected
• समाहिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सागरस्य: of the ocean
• सागरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) to 'तीरे'

• तीरे: shore/bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• साधु: well/properly
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रशंसार्थक/रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'well/properly')

• सेना: the army
• सेना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• निवेशिता: was made to encamp/was stationed
• निवेशिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + विश् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: प्रयोज्यकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (causative past passive participle: 'caused to be lodged'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• Lotus

FAQs

What metaphor does Rama use to describe his longing for Sita in this verse?

Rama compares himself to a sick person (āturaḥ) and Sita's presence (specifically kissing her) to a healing elixir (rasāyanam), emphasizing that she is the cure for his sorrow.

How does the poet describe Sita's physical features in this shloka?

Sita is described as having a face like a lotus (padmam iva ananam) and lips that resemble the red Bimba fruit (cāru bimba oṣṭham).