Shloka 30

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

सुसुखेऽपि बहुद्रव्ये तस्मिन्हि धरणीधरे।वसतस्तस्य रामस्य रतिरल्पापिना भवेत्4.27.30।।

Transliteration

susukhe 'pi bahudravye tasmin hi dharaṇīdhare |

vasatas tasya rāmasya ratir alpā 'pi nābhavet || 4.27.30 ||

Translation

那座山虽安适，且富有诸多资具与享乐；然而罗摩居于其上，心中竟连一丝欢喜也生不出。

Word by Word

• su-sukhe: in very comfortable (place)
• su-sukhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: 'very comfortable'; Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; agrees with tasmin dharaṇīdhare (place)

• api: even though
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, concessive particle 'even/though'

• bahu-dravye: in richly endowed (place)
• bahu-dravye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'having much wealth/resources'; Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle

• dharaṇī-dhare: on the mountain
• dharaṇī-dhare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'earth-holder' = mountain; Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• vasataḥ: while (he was) residing
• vasataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ/śānac present participle used as genitive singular: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 'of (him) residing'

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• rāmasya: of Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• ratiḥ: pleasure
• ratiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• alpā: little
• alpā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with ratiḥ

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, additive particle 'even'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (लिङ्, optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

Though Rama was residing in comfort on the mountain richly endowed with many pleasant things, he experienced little happiness.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Prasravaṇa mountain

FAQs

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

Dharma prioritizes fidelity over comfort: Rama’s heart does not accept enjoyment when his righteous duty to recover Sītā remains unfulfilled.

What is the narrative situation?

After reaching a pleasant dwelling place, the narration reveals Rama’s inability to feel happiness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and moral seriousness—Rama refuses inner indulgence while the wrong (Sītā’s abduction) persists.