Shloka 5

पञ्चवटी-निवासः

Settlement at Pañcavaṭī and Construction of the Hermitage

Devanagari script

रमते यत्र वैदेही त्वमहं चैव लक्ष्मण।तादृशो दृश्यतां देशस्सन्निकृष्टजलाशयः।।3.15.4।।वनरामण्यकं यत्र स्थलरामण्यकं तथा।सन्निकृष्टं च यत्र स्यात्समित्पुष्पकुशोदकम्।।3.15.5।।

Transliteration

ramate yatra vaidehī tvam ahaṃ caiva lakṣmaṇa |

tādṛśo dṛśyatāṃ deśaḥ sannikṛṣṭa-jalāśayaḥ || 3.15.4 ||

vanarāmaṇyakaṃ yatra sthalarāmaṇyakaṃ tathā |

sannikṛṣṭaṃ ca yatra syāt samit-puṣpa-kuśodakam || 3.15.5 ||

Translation

اے لکشمن! ایسا ہی مقام ڈھونڈو جو ویدیہی (سیتا) کو مسرور کرے اور تمہیں اور مجھے بھی بھائے، جو پانی کے چشمے کے قریب ہو؛ جہاں جنگل اور زمین دونوں دلکش ہوں، اور جہاں مقدس کام کے لیے لکڑیاں، پھول، کُش گھاس اور پانی قریب ہی دستیاب ہوں۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• उक्तः: having been spoken to/instructed
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; लक्ष्मणः (implied)

• तु: then, however
• तु: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle); विरोध/अनुवाद (but/and then)

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संयत-अञ्जलिः: with folded palms
• संयत-अञ्जलिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् लक्ष्मणः; समासः: संयतौ अञ्जली यस्य (with folded hands)

• सीता-समक्षम्: in Sita's presence
• सीता-समक्षम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक) + samakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अर्थः: सीतायाः समक्षम् (in Sita's presence)

• काकुत्स्थम्: Kakutstha (Rama)
• काकुत्स्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषनाम (Rāma)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Righteous Rama, served by Lakshmana, and Sita lived there for some time like a god in heaven.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē pañcadaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fifteenth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• puṣpa
• kuśa
• udaka

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as disciplined living aligned with sacred duty: choosing a residence that supports daily rites and protects the wellbeing of the family unit in exile.

What is the narrative situation?

This verse reiterates the criteria Rāma gives Lakṣmaṇa for selecting a hermitage site in the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s balanced judgment—uniting spiritual needs (samit, kuśa) with practical necessities (water) and emotional wellbeing (Sītā’s delight).