मां हि शोकसमाक्रान्तं सन्तापयति मन्मथः।हृष्टः प्रवदमानश्च ममाह्वयति कोकिलः।।।।
māṃ hi śōkasamākrāntaṃ santāpayati manmathaḥ | hṛṣṭaḥ pravadamānaś ca mamāhvayati kōkilaḥ ||
میں تو غم سے مغلوب ہوں، پھر بھی منمتھ (دیوتاۓ عشق) مجھے جلاتا ہے؛ اور کوئل خوش ہو کر، گویا چھیڑتی ہوئی، بار بار مجھے پکارتی رہتی ہے۔
'Kandarpa (Cupid) torments me while I am already grief-stricken. The Cuckoo with his challenging cheerfulness mocks me.
Dharma involves disciplined endurance: Rama recognizes the double pressure of grief and desire, yet this truthful recognition (satya) is the first step to mastering impulse rather than being ruled by it.
Rama confides to Lakshmana that spring’s love-stirring forces (symbolized by Manmatha and the cuckoo’s call) intensify his suffering in separation.
Self-control in the making: Rama names the tormenting forces clearly, showing awareness that supports restraint and continued righteous action.