Shloka 8

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्

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

Devanagari script

पुष्पितांश्चासनान् दृष्ट्वा काञ्चनानिव निर्मलान्।कथं सा रमते बाला पश्यन्ती मामपश्यती।।

Transliteration

puṣpitāṃś cāsanān dṛṣṭvā kāñcanān iva nirmalān |

kathaṃ sā ramate bālā paśyantī mām apaśyatī ||

Translation

见那阿沙那树繁花盛开，澄净如金，她这少女怎能欢喜——看尽万物，却偏偏看不见我？

Word by Word

• puṣpitān: blossomed
• puṣpitān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √puṣp (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Bahuvacana (plural); kta-participle used adjectivally

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• asanān: āsana-trees/flowers (āsana)
• asanān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Bahuvacana (plural)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त) from √dṛś; action prior to main verb

• kāñcanān: golden
• kāñcanān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Bahuvacana (plural); used as upamāna-quality for asanān

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (particle of comparison)

• nirmalān: pure/spotless
• nirmalān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Bahuvacana (plural); qualifies asanān

• kathaṃ: how
• kathaṃ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्न-अव्यय)

• sā: she
• sā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular); pronoun

• ramate: delights/is happy
• ramate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ram (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular)

• bālā: the young woman
• bālā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular); apposition to sā

• paśyantī: seeing
• paśyantī: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya (कर्ता-विशेषण; attendant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya present active participle (वर्तमानकाले शतृ), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with sā/bālā

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular); 1st person pronoun

• apaśyatī: not seeing (me)
• apaśyatī: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) with apa- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya present active participle (वर्तमानकाले शतृ) of apa-√dṛś/√paś; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with sā/bālā; negative sense ‘not seeing’ by lexical prefix apa- here in context

Context

'How will my beloved wife feel on seeing the asana flowers which are as pure as gold, when she does not find me anywhere?

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• Lakshmana (implied listener)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is steadfast marital fidelity and responsibility: Rama’s concern centers on Sita’s suffering and his duty to restore her safety.

What is the narrative situation?

Seasonal beauty (blossoming trees) sharpens Rama’s grief in separation; he wonders how Sita can endure joyless sights without him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate constancy—Rama’s unwavering concern for Sita’s wellbeing despite his own hardship.