Shloka 14

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्

Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva

Devanagari script

ततश्चञ्चूर्य रम्येषु फलार्थी गिरिसानुषु।ददर्श पर्युपावृत्तो लक्ष्मीवान्लक्ष्मणोऽग्रजम्।।

Transliteration

tataś cañcūrya ramyeṣu phalārthī girisānuṣu |

dadarśa paryupāvṛtto lakṣmīvān lakṣmaṇo ’grajam ||4.30.14||

Translation

Bấy giờ Lakṣmaṇa, dung nghi rạng rỡ, vì tìm quả mà lục soát khắp những sườn núi xinh đẹp; quay trở lại, chàng trông thấy anh cả của mình.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (deictic/time)

• cañcūrya: having wandered about
• cañcūrya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु) with intensive/iterative stem cañcūr- (देश्य/धात्वादेश)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप् sense) meaning ‘having roamed about’

• ramyeṣu: in beautiful places
• ramyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (or Puṃliṅga per sense), Saptamī (Locative/7th), Bahuvacana; used substantively ‘in pleasant (places)’

• phalārthī: seeking fruits
• phalārthī: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘desiring fruit’

• girisānuṣu: on mountain slopes
• girisānuṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri + sānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘mountain-slopes’

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• paryupāvṛttaḥ: having gone around/returned
• paryupāvṛttaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + upa + √vṛt (धातु)
• Form: kta-participle (भूतकर्मणि क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘having turned/returned around’

• lakṣmīvān: graceful/fortunate
• lakṣmīvān: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lakṣmīvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; possessive adjective (मतुप्/वत्)

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• agrajam: elder brother
• agrajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

Context

Graceful Lakshmana returned after going round and round the beautiful mountain slopes for fruits and saw his brother.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma
• mountain slopes (girisānu)

FAQs

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

Sevā as dharma: Lakṣmaṇa’s practical care (seeking food) reflects righteous service to family and to the larger mission.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa returns from gathering fruits and encounters Rāma, setting the stage for his response to Rāma’s collapse and grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bhrātṛbhakti (devoted brotherhood) expressed through attentive, sustaining action.