Shloka 29

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्

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

Devanagari script

सम्प्रत्यनेकाश्रय चित्रशोभालक्ष्मीश्शरत्कालगुणोपनीता।सूर्याग्रहस्तप्रतिबोधितेषुपद्माकरेष्वभ्यधिकं विभाति।।

Transliteration

sampraty anekāśraya-citra-śobhā

lakṣmīḥ śaratkāla-guṇopanītā |

sūryāgra-hasta-pratibodhitēṣu

padmākareṣv abhyadhikaṃ vibhāti ||

Translation

Nay, vẻ đẹp muôn hình, rực rỡ nay được mùa thu đem đến, tựa như chính Nữ thần Lakṣmī, càng thêm chói sáng trên những hồ sen vừa được những tia nắng đầu tiên của mặt trời đánh thức.

Word by Word

• सम्प्रति: at present/now
• सम्प्रति: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (Temporal adverb)

• अनेकाश्रयचित्रशोभालक्ष्मीः: Lakshmi/beauty with varied, manifold beauty
• अनेकाश्रयचित्रशोभालक्ष्मीः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनेक + आश्रय + चित्र + शोभा + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (Possessive; ‘having manifold-supported variegated beauty’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शरत्कालगुणोपनीता: brought by the qualities of autumn
• शरत्कालगुणोपनीता: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरत्काल + गुण + उपनीत (प्रातिपदिक; √नी)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (Determinative); उपनीत (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of लक्ष्मीः

• सूर्याग्रहस्तप्रतिबोधितेषु: in those awakened by the sun’s foremost rays
• सूर्याग्रहस्तप्रतिबोधितेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + अग्रहस्त + प्रतिबोधित (प्रातिपदिक; √बुध्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; प्रतिबोधित (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; विशेषण of पद्माकरेषु

• पद्माकरेषु: in lotus-ponds/lakelets
• पद्माकरेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + आकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (Determinative), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अभ्यधिकम्: exceedingly/more
• अभ्यधिकम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभ्यधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (Adverbial accusative used as adverb)

• विभाति: shines
• विभाति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + भा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Context

'From the beauty of autumn manifested in a variety of ways on the clusters of lotuses, touched by the Sun, it seems the goddess of wealth shines and shines effulgently. (The lotus is goddess Laxmi's favourite flower)

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• autumn (śaratkāla)
• sun (sūrya)

FAQs

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

Dharma is aligned with ‘awakening’ (pratibodha): as the sun rouses the lotus, righteous effort rouses dormant hope and restores auspicious order.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma describes autumnal splendour in lotus-lakes, contrasting nature’s renewal with his own unresolved duty to recover Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hope joined to duty: Rāma can perceive beauty, yet it intensifies his resolve to act rather than indulge in comfort.