Shloka 23

मारीचाश्रमगमनम्

Ravana’s Journey to Maricha’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

पुष्पाणि च तमालस्य गुल्मानि मरिचस्य च।मुक्तानां च समूहानि शुष्यमाणानि तीरतः।।।।

Transliteration

puṣpāṇi ca tamālasya gulmāni maricasya ca |

muktānāṁ ca samūhāni śuṣyamāṇāni tīrataḥ ||

Translation

Ngài thấy hoa của cây tamāla, những bụi rậm hồ tiêu, và những đống ngọc trai được bày phơi khô dọc theo bờ.

Word by Word

• puṣpāṇi: flowers
• puṣpāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

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

• tamālasya: of tamāla (tree)
• tamālasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tamāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• gulmāni: shrubs/clumps
• gulmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gulma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• maricasya: of pepper
• maricasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marica (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

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

• muktānām: of pearls
• muktānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muktā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

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

• samūhāni: heaps/collections
• samūhāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samūha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• śuṣyamāṇāni: drying
• śuṣyamāṇāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuṣ (धातु) + śuṣyamāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/भावे शानच् (present passive participle), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषण to samūhāni

• tīrataḥ: on/from the bank/shore
• tīrataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

Context

(He saw) tamala flowers in bloom, pepper shrubs in clusters and hoards of pearls kept for drying on the shores.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• tamāla
• marica (pepper)
• muktā (pearls)

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds wealth and sensory allure (pearls, spices, blossoms). In Ramayana ethics, such objects test self-mastery: dharma is maintained when desire does not override righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa’s travel is portrayed through vivid snapshots of flora and coastal wealth (pearls drying on the shore).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the virtue of restraint is invoked by contrast: the environment offers temptations, and the epic later judges characters by how they respond to desire.