Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 47

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

रामशोकाभिसन्तप्ता सा देवी वामलोचना।वनवासे रता नित्यमेष्यते वनचारिणी।।।।

Transliteration

rāmaśokābhisantaptā sā devī vāmalocanā | vanavāse ratā nityam eṣyate vanacāriṇī ||

Translation

تلك الملكةُ ذاتُ العينينِ الجميلتين، المحترقةُ بحزنِها على راما—التي كانت تُؤثرُ سُكنى الغابةِ والتجوّلَ فيها دائمًا—ستأتي إلى هنا.

Word by Word

• rāma-śoka-abhisantaptā: tormented by grief for Rāma
• rāma-śoka-abhisantaptā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of sā devī
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + abhisantapta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: rāmeṇa sambandhī śokaḥ (Rāma-related grief) + tena abhisantaptā (kta PPP from abhi + santap)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• devī: queen, lady
• devī: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• vāma-locanā: lovely-eyed
• vāma-locanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + locanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; karmadhāraya: vāmā locanā yasyāḥ (lovely-eyed)

• vana-vāse: in forest-dwelling
• vana-vāse: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ-liṅga, Saptamī-vibhakti (7th/locative), Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: vane vāsaḥ (dwelling in the forest)

• ratā: fond, devoted
• ratā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; "attached/delighting"

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; time adverb (कालवाचक)

• eṣyate: will come
• eṣyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (future); Prathama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana; ātmanepada (middle)

• vana-cāriṇī: forest-roamer
• vana-cāriṇī: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + cāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: vane cāriṇī (one who roams in the forest)

Context

"That lovely-eyed queen tormented with grief over separation from Rama will be coming here to stay as she always loves strolling in the forest.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (devī)
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is endurance with dignity: even in intense grief, Sītā’s conduct is portrayed as steady and self-possessed, consistent with maryādā.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues to infer Sītā’s likely movements based on her temperament and past life in the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣānti (forbearance) and steadiness: she bears separation without abandoning her noble disposition.