परिनिष्ठितवक्तव्यं सबोधमुचितं स्फुटम् । उदारं प्रियमार्यार्हमविह्वलमपि स्फुटम् ॥ ३० ॥
pariniṣṭhitavaktavyaṁ sabōdhamucitaṁ sphuṭam | udāraṁ priyamāryārhamavihvalamapi sphuṭam || 30 ||
Translation
"What it had to say is fully settled; it is full of understanding, fitting, clear, generous, pleasing, worthy of the noble, and clear even without agitation."
Word by word
- pariniṣṭhita
- fully settled
- vaktavyaṁ
- what it had to say
- sabōdham
- full of understanding
- ucitaṁ
- fitting
- sphuṭam
- clear
- udāraṁ
- generous
- priyam
- pleasing
- ārya
- of the noble
- arham
- worthy
- avihvalam
- without agitation
- api
- even
Meaning
The sages list the merits of Rāma's speech as a teacher grades an argument. Its matter is settled (pariniṣṭhita): it reaches conclusions. It has understanding (sabodha), is fitting (ucita), clear (sphuṭa), generous (udāra), pleasing (priya), worthy of the noble (ārya-arha), and free of agitation (avihvala). The last is the most telling: Rāma spoke of despair, but not in a disturbed way. The commentary: free of the fault of restlessness of mind. The reader may notice that one can speak of the darkest things calmly, and that this calm is itself a sign of truth.