Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 4

Lord Rāmacandra’s Charity, Sītā’s Departure, and the Lord’s Return to Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

इत्ययं तदलङ्कारवासोभ्यामवशेषित: । तथा राज्ञ्यपि वैदेही सौमङ्गल्यावशेषिता ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

ity ayaṁ tad-alaṅkāra- vāsobhyām avaśeṣitaḥ tathā rājñy api vaidehī saumaṅgalyāvaśeṣitā

Translation

After thus giving everything in charity to the brāhmaṇas, Lord Rāmacandra retained only His personal garments and ornaments, and similarly the Queen, mother Sītā, was left with only her nose ring, and nothing else.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय; quotative particle

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Pronoun; Nominative singular (1st)

• तत्: with that
• तत्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); ‘by/with that’ as first member

• अलङ्कार: ornamentation
• अलङ्कार: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); first member

• वासोभ्याम्: with (his) garments (two pieces)
• वासोभ्याम्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया द्विवचन; Instrumental dual (3rd)

• अवशेषितः: left remaining, left with only
• अवशेषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवशेषित (कृदन्त, √शिष्/√शेष् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); Nominative singular (1st)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय; adverb ‘likewise/so’

• राज्ञि: in/with the queen
• राज्ञि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular (7th)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय; particle ‘also/even’

• वैदेही: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेही: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular (1st)

• सौमङ्गल्य: auspicious marital signs/ornaments
• सौमङ्गल्य: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमङ्गल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); first member

• अवशेषिता: left with only, remaining with
• अवशेषिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवशेषित (कृदन्त, √शिष्/√शेष् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); Nominative singular (1st)

Characters & Entities

• Vaidehī (Sītā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about saumaṅgalya (auspicious signs of marriage) in relation to Sita?

This verse notes that Vaidehī (Sītā) retained only her saumaṅgalya—her auspicious marital insignia—highlighting her chastity, dignity, and adherence to dharma even amid hardship.

Who is speaking this verse in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.11.4?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating the royal dynasties and their exemplary conduct to King Parīkṣit.

What is the practical lesson of being 'left with only ornaments and garments'?

The verse underscores impermanence and restraint: status and possessions can diminish, but dharma, character, and inner auspiciousness remain the true wealth to preserve.