Shloka 3

वानरसेनानिर्गमनम्

Dispatch of the Vanara Search Parties

Devanagari script

रामः प्रस्रवणे तस्मिन्यवसत्सहलक्ष्मणः।।4.45.3।।प्रतीक्षमाणस्तं मासं यस्सीताधिगमे कृतः।

Transliteration

rāmaḥ prasravaṇe tasmin nyavasat saha lakṣmaṇaḥ |

pratīkṣamāṇas taṃ māsaṃ yaḥ sītādhigame kṛtaḥ ||4.45.3||

Translation

罗摩与罗什曼那同住于彼普罗娑罗婆那（Prasravaṇa）山，静候那为探得悉多消息而约定的月份。

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रस्रवणे: at Prasravana (mountain)
• प्रस्रवणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa, deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• न्यवसत्: stayed/dwelt
• न्यवसत्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-अवस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सह: with
• सह: सहकारक (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक अव्यय (preposition-like ‘with’)

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: सहकर्ता (Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental) एकवचनार्थे सह-योगे (semantic); पदरूपे प्रथमा एकवचन (as in text), सह-योगे ‘सह लक्ष्मणेन’ अर्थः

• प्रतीक्षमाणः: waiting
• प्रतीक्षमाणः: कर्ता (Karta, qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मासम्: month
• मासम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यः: which
• यः: विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• सीताधिगमे: in (the matter of) finding Sita
• सीताधिगमे: अधिकरण (Context/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘सीतायाः अधिगमः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative of purpose-context)

• कृतः: was fixed
• कृतः: क्रिया-विशेषण (Predicate to यः मासः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘fixed/appointed’

Context

Rama accompanied by Lakshmana stayed back at Prasravana mountain looking forward for the expiry of the month fixed for the monkeys to trace Sita's whereabouts.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Prasravana

FAQs

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

Kṣānti (patient endurance) aligned with truth and duty: Rāma honors the agreed time-frame and waits with restraint rather than acting impulsively.

What is the narrative situation?

While the vanaras conduct the search, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa remain at Prasravaṇa until the deadline set for receiving news of Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and patience—Rāma’s disciplined adherence to a pledged plan.