Shloka 19

आभरण-प्रत्यभिज्ञानम्

Recognition of Sītā’s Ornaments

Devanagari script

अविच्छिन्नाश्रुवेगस्तु सौमित्रिं वीक्ष्य पार्श्वतः।परिदेवयितुं दीनं रामस्समुपचक्रमे4.6.19।।

Transliteration

avicchinnāśruvegas tu saumitriṃ vīkṣya pārśvataḥ |

paridevayituṃ dīnaṃ rāmas samupacakrame || 4.6.19 ||

Translation

وبدموعٍ لا تنقطع، نظر راما إلى ساوميتري إلى جانبه وشرع ينوح في غاية البؤس.

Word by Word

• अविच्छिन्नाश्रुवेगः: with an unbroken flow of tears
• अविच्छिन्नाश्रुवेगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविच्छिन्न + अश्रु + वेग (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having an unbroken rush of tears’ (bahuvrīhi-like sense but formed as determinative; treated here as तत्पुरुष-समास in epic usage)

• तु: and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• सौमित्रिम्: Saumitri (Lakshmana)
• सौमित्रिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमित्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वीक्ष्य: having looked at
• वीक्ष्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष्/विक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) from √वीक्ष् ‘to look’

• पार्श्वतः: at the side
• पार्श्वतः: Desha (देश/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पार्श्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• परिदेवयितुम्: to lament
• परिदेवयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + दिव् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), णिजन्त (causative) sense ‘to lament/wail’

• दीनम्: piteously
• दीनम्: Prakaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया (adverbial accusative)

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

• समुपचक्रमे: began, set about
• समुपचक्रमे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

Rama began to wail piteously while tears streamed down his eyes incessantly. He looked at Saumitri standing by his side and said:

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana (Saumitri)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes truthful acknowledgement of suffering without abandoning duty; Rama’s grief does not cancel his responsibility to act rightly and seek Sita.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama, overwhelmed, turns toward Lakshmana and begins lamenting, setting up his next words.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Emotional sincerity joined with perseverance—Rama does not suppress truth (satya) about his pain.