Shloka 33

सरमा-सीता संवादः

Saramā Consoles Sītā; Preparations in Laṅkā

Devanagari script

हिरामस्यक्षिप्रमङ्कागतांसतीम् ।अहंद्रक्ष्यामिसिद्धार्धांत्वांशत्रौविनिपातिते ।।।।

Transliteration

hi rāmasya kṣipram aṅkāgatāṃ satīm |

ahaṃ drakṣyāmi siddhārdhāṃ tvāṃ śatrau vinipātite ||

Translation

অচিরেই আমি তোমাকে—সতী ও পুনঃ প্রতিষ্ঠিতা—শত্রু নিহত হলে, উদ্দেশ্য সিদ্ধ হয়ে, শ্রীरामের কোলে উপবিষ্ট দেখব।

Word by Word

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थे: हि = indeed/for

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• क्षिप्रम्: soon/quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अङ्क-आगताम्: come to (his) lap
• अङ्क-आगताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + आगत (कृदन्त, √गम्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अङ्कं आगता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कृदन्त: क्त (past passive participle)

• सतीम्: the virtuous woman
• सतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• द्रक्ष्यामि: will see/behold
• द्रक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सिद्ध-अर्धाम्: having achieved her aim
• सिद्ध-अर्धाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (कृदन्त, √सिध्) + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सिद्धः अर्धः यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अर्थे: accomplished-purpose

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शत्रौ: when/with the enemy (in the enemy’s case)
• शत्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• विनिपातिते: after (he) is struck down
• विनिपातिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनिपातित (कृदन्त, √पत् with वि-नि)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कृदन्त: क्त; लोके: ‘शत्रौ विनिपातिते’ = enemy having been slain

Context

"When the enemy is killed, and your objective is accomplished, I shall behold you mounted on the lap of Rama."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Enemy (Rāvaṇa implied)

FAQs

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

Faithfulness and truth ultimately find restoration; Dharma promises reunion through the defeat of adharma, not through compromise with wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker foretells Sītā’s reunion with Rāma after the enemy’s downfall, offering consolation and hope.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s chastity and steadfastness (satītva) as a moral anchor that endures until justice is achieved.