Shloka 22

मारीचाश्रमगमनम्

Ravana’s Journey to Maricha’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

अगरूणां च मुख्यानां वनान्युपवनानि च।तक्कोलानां च जात्यानां फलानां च सुगन्धिनाम्।।।।

Transliteration

agarūṇāṁ ca mukhyānāṁ vanāny upavanāni ca |

takkolānāṁ ca jātyānāṁ phalānāṁ ca sugandhinām ||

Translation

اُس نے اعلیٰ عودِ اَگرو کے جنگلات اور دلکش اُپون (تفریحی باغات) بھی دیکھے؛ نیز خوشبودار تکّکول کے پھل اور معطر جاتی کی پیداوار بھی۔

Word by Word

• agarūṇām: of agaru (aloeswood) trees
• agarūṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agaru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mukhyānām: of the chief/prominent
• mukhyānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण (adjective) to agarūṇām

• vanāni: forests
• vanāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• upavanāni: groves/pleasure-gardens
• upavanāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• takkolānām: of takkola (aromatic fruits)
• takkolānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: takkola (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• jātyānām: of nutmegs (jātī)
• jātyānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jātī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• phalānām: of fruits
• phalānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sugandhinām: of the fragrant
• sugandhinām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sugandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण (adjective) to phalānām (and/or preceding aromatics)

Context

(He saw) very fine aguru trees in the forest as well as pleasure-groves of takkola fruits, fragrant trees of a fine variety and fragrant nutmegs.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

The abundance of fragrant luxuries evokes the broader Ramayana contrast: prosperity and pleasure-objects are not wrong in themselves, but dharma requires restraint and right intention in enjoying or seeking them.

What is the narrative situation?

The journey sequence continues with catalog-like descriptions of rare trees, fruits, and groves seen along the way.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

No explicit virtue is praised; the verse functions as world-building, setting a luxuriant backdrop against which dharmic and adharmic motives can be evaluated.