Shloka 5

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः

Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati

Devanagari script

एषा हि प्रकृतिः स्त्रीणामासृष्टे रघुनन्दन।समस्थमनुरज्यान्ति विषमस्थं त्यजन्ति च।।।।

Transliteration

eṣā hi prakṛtiḥ strīṇām āsṛṣṭe raghunandana | samastham anurajyānti viṣamasthaṃ tyajanti ca ||

Translation

噢罗伽族之欢悦者，据说自造化之初，女子之性情如此：境遇顺遂时便依恋相随，处于艰厄时则离弃那受难之人。

Word by Word

• eṣā: this
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• prakṛtiḥ: nature
• prakṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate-noun
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• strīṇām: of women
• strīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural

• āsṛṣṭe: from the very beginning
• āsṛṣṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sṛj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle used adverbially; Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; Neuter/masc. locative sense: 'from the beginning of creation' (आसृष्टे = सृष्टौ आरम्भे)

• raghunandana: O delight of the Raghus
• raghunandana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu-nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• samastham: one in a balanced/normal state
• samastham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; object with anurajyānti (towards one who is in a normal state)

• anurajyānti: become attached
• anurajyānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu√rañj (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Plural, Parasmaipada

• viṣamastham: one in adversity
• viṣamastham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣamastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; object with tyajanti

• tyajanti: abandon
• tyajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातu)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

Context

Thus addressed by Agastya, Rama with Lakshmana paid respects to the sage wedded to truth and took leave of him.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Rama
• Raghu dynasty (Raghunandana)

FAQs

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

It frames a contrastive norm to highlight dharma: loyalty in adversity is rare and therefore ethically significant when it occurs.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya makes a general observation about human relationships to underscore the exceptional nature of Sītā’s choice.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By implication, Sītā’s steadfast loyalty is emphasized as surpassing ordinary expectations.