Shloka 22
पम्पा-ऋष्यमूक-मार्गोपदेशः
Guidance to Pampa and Rishyamuka; counsel to befriend Sugriva
Devanagari script
न तानि कश्चिन्माल्यानि तत्रारोपयिता नरः।न च वै म्लानतां यान्ति न च शीर्यन्ति राघव।।3.73.22।।
Transliteration
na tāni kaścin mālyāni tatrāropayitā naraḥ |
na ca vai mlānatāṁ yānti na ca śīryanti rāghava || 3.73.22 ||
Translation
اے راغھو! وہاں کوئی انسان اُن مالاؤں کو پہننے والا نہیں؛ پھر بھی وہ نہ مرجھاتی ہیں، نہ پژمردہ ہوتی ہیں اور نہ ہی جھڑتی ہیں۔
Word by Word
mataṅga-śiṣyāḥMataṅga's disciples
mataṅga-śiṣyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmataṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्ता — ‘disciples of Mataṅga’
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय
āsanwere
āsan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√as (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
ṛṣayaḥsages
ṛṣayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्ता (apposition)
su-samāhitāḥwell-composed
su-samāhitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (अव्यय) + samāhita (प्रातिपदिक) [sam-ā-√dhā (धातु) से क्त]
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् — ‘well-composed, very attentive’
teṣāmof them
teṣām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धः — ‘of them’
bhāra-abhitaptānāmburden-worn
bhāra-abhitaptānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + abhitapta (प्रातिपदिक) [abhi-√tap (धातु) से क्त]
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of teṣām) — ‘afflicted by burden’
vanyamforest produce
vanyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म — ‘forest produce’
āharatām(of those) bringing
āharatām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√hṛ (धातु)
Formशतृ (present active participle) षष्ठी (genitive) बहुवचन; ‘of (those) bringing’ (genitive absolute-like dependency with teṣām)
guroḥof the teacher
guroḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootguru (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धः — ‘of the preceptor’
yewhich
ye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun) — ‘which/that’
prapetuḥfell
prapetuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√pat (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; ‘fell down’
mahīmthe earth
mahīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म/गतिकर्म — ‘to the ground’
tūrṇamquickly
tūrṇam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottūrṇam (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb) — ‘quickly’
śarīrātfrom the body
śarīrāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootśarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case/ablative), एकवचन; अपादानम् — ‘from the body’
sveda-bindavaḥdrops of sweat
sveda-bindavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsveda (प्रातिपदिक) + bindu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्ता — ‘drops of sweat’
tānithose
tāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्ता — ‘those’
jātāniborn, produced
jātāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√jan (धातु)
Formक्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् — ‘born/produced’
mālyānigarlands
mālyāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmālya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्ता
munīnāmof the sages
munīnām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धः — ‘of the sages’
tapasāby austerity
tapasā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottapas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन; करणम् — ‘by penance’
tadāthen
tadā:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time) — ‘then’
sveda-bindu-samutthānisprung from sweat-drops
sveda-bindu-samutthāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsveda (प्रातिपदिक) + bindu (प्रातिपदिक) + samutthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of mālyāni) — ‘arisen from sweat-drops’
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय
vinaśyantiperish
vinaśyanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√naś (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
rāghavaO Raghava
rāghava:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootrāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case/vocative), एकवचन
Context
There is no one to wear those flowers. Those garlands do not wilt or wither O Rama!
Characters & Entities
R
Rāghava (Rāma)M
mālya (garlands)FAQs
The verse points to the sanctifying force of dharma and tapas: what is connected to disciplined righteousness endures beyond ordinary decay.
Lakṣmaṇa remarks on a marvel near Pampā: garlands exist without human use and yet remain unwithered.
Reverence for holiness: Lakṣmaṇa’s observation prepares Rāma to understand the sacred history of the place and the ascetic power associated with it.