Shloka 84

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

वातविक्षिप्तविटपान्यथाऽसन्नान्द्रुमानिमान्।लतास्समनुवर्तन्ते मत्ता इव वरस्त्रियः।।।।

Transliteration

vātavikṣiptaviṭapān yathāsannān drumān imān |

latāḥ samanuvartante mattā iva varastriyaḥ ||

Translation

正如清风摇动枝梢，使这些树仿佛相互靠近；藤蔓也随之依从——宛如美丽的女子微醺沉醉，与所爱之人步调相随。

Word by Word

• वातविक्षिप्तविटपान्: (trees) with branches tossed by wind
• वातविक्षिप्तविटपान्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + विक्षिप्त + विटप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (branches shaken by wind), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण-समर्थ्येन 'द्रुमान्' प्रति

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Upamana-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• आसन्नान्: drawn close/near
• आसन्नान्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसन्न (कृदन्त/विशेषण; √सद् (धातु) + क्त, आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकालिक-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to drumān)

• द्रुमान्: trees
• द्रुमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to drumān)

• लताः: creepers
• लताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• समनुवर्तन्ते: follow/coil along
• समनुवर्तन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मत्ताः: intoxicated
• मत्ताः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to varastriyaḥ)

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (simile particle)

• वरस्त्रियः: beautiful women
• वरस्त्रियः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (lovely women), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

'O Saumitri look at the beauty of these numerous flowering trees on the banks of Pampa, entwining creepers with blooming tops.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• wind (vāta)
• trees (druma)
• creepers (latā)

FAQs

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

Dharma is suggested through the ideal of faithful following (anugamana) and harmony: as creepers do not abandon the trees, so too should loyalty and steadfastness accompany rightful relationships.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma poetically interprets the spring wind and vegetation around Pampā, using a human simile to convey the scene’s movement and intimacy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Aesthetic sensitivity joined to moral reflection: Rāma reads ethical resonance into natural order.