Shloka 71

पम्पा

तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka

Devanagari script

पद्मकेसरसंसृष्टो वृक्षान्तरविनिस्सृतः।निश्श्वास इव सीताया वाति वायुर्मनोहरः।।।।

Transliteration

padmakesarasaṃsṛṣṭo vṛkṣāntaravinissṛtaḥ | niśśvāsa iva sītāyā vāti vāyur manoharaḥ ||

Translation

清风可人，因拂过莲蕊而染香，又穿行于林木间隙；它吹来，恰似悉多的气息。

Word by Word

• पद्मकेसरसंसृष्टः: mingled with lotus filaments
• पद्मकेसरसंसृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + केसर + संसृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'संसृष्ट', पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying 'वायुः': 'mixed with lotus-filaments'

• वृक्षान्तरविनिस्सृतः: coming out from among the trees
• वृक्षान्तरविनिस्सृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृक्ष + अन्तर + विनिस्सृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'विनिस्सृत', पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying 'वायुः': 'issuing through between trees'

• निःश्वासः: breath
• निःश्वासः: Upamana (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःश्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative (upamāna)

• इव: like
• इव: Modifier (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle) 'like'

• सीतायाः: of Sītā
• सीतायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; Genitive

• वाति: blows
• वाति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (धातु: वाति/वाति 'to blow')
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative

• मनोहरः: charming, delightful
• मनोहरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective to 'वायुः' ('mind-stealing')

Context

'The bleeze that blows through the trees carrying the fragrance of the filaments of lotuses feels pleasant like Sita's breath.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (speaker)
• Lakshmana
• Sita
• wind (vāyu)

FAQs

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

Dharma is inner truthfulness (satya) and purity of attachment: Rama’s longing is not indulgent but aligned with righteous marital fidelity, strengthening his commitment to restore justice by rescuing Sītā.

What is the narrative situation?

In the Pampā woodland, the fragrant breeze triggers Rama’s intense remembrance of Sītā, and he shares this with Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tenderness joined with restraint: Rama’s sensitivity is deep, yet it remains within the bounds of duty and purpose.