Shloka 29

मायामृगदर्शनम्

The Vision of the Illusory Deer

Devanagari script

कस्य रूपमिदं दृष्ट्वा जाम्बूनद मयप्रभम्।नानारत्नमयं दिव्यं न मनो विस्मयं व्रजेत्।।।।

Transliteration

kasya rūpam idaṃ dṛṣṭvā jāmbūnada-maya-prabham |

nānāratnamayaṃ divyaṃ na mano vismayaṃ vrajet || 3.43.29 ||

Translation

اس الٰہی صورت کو دیکھ کر—جو خالص سونے کی مانند دمکتی اور طرح طرح کے جواہرات سے مرصّع ہے—کس کا دل حیرت میں نہ ڈوب جائے؟

Word by Word

• kasya: of whom/whose
• kasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual) सर्वनाम

• rūpam: form/beauty
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival) to rūpam

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having seen’

• jāmbūnada-maya-prabham: having the lustre of gold
• jāmbūnada-maya-prabham: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāmbūnada (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā/prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—(जाम्बूनदस्य मयः) + (मयः प्रभा यस्य) इति निर्धारणः; rūpam इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• nānā-ratna-mayam: made of/filled with various gems
• nānā-ratna-mayam: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—नानाविधानि रत्नानि यस्मिन्/येन (ratna-maya) ; rūpam इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; rūpam इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• manaḥ: mind/heart
• manaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• vismayam: wonder/astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• vrajet: would go/attain
• vrajet: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

When Sita called Rama and Lakshmana, the two tigers among men, they looked around and saw the deer.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• deer (mṛga)
• Jāmbūnada gold
• gems (ratna)

FAQs

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

Wonder should not displace truth. Dharma requires that even divine-looking appearances be tested against reality, so that one’s actions remain aligned with satya.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues the poetic depiction of the deer’s brilliance, reinforcing why it appears beyond ordinary nature.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Measured judgment in the presence of awe—holding the mind steady when confronted by dazzling impressions.