Shloka 30

सीतारावणसंवादः

Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma

Devanagari script

तत्र सीते मया सार्धं वनेषु विहरिष्यसि।न चास्यारण्यवासस्य स्पृहयिष्यसि भामिनि।।3.47.30।।

Transliteration

tatra sīte mayā sārdhaṁ vaneṣu vihariṣyasi | na cāsyāraṇyavāsasya spṛhayiṣyasi bhāmini || 3.47.30 ||

Translation

Dort, o Sītā, wirst du mit mir in den wonnigen Hainen der Wälder umherwandeln; und du, schöne Frau, wirst dieses harte Leben in der Wildnis nicht mehr begehren.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण-भाव (Location sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सीते: O Sita
• सीते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• मया: with me/by me
• मया: सहकारक/सह (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: सह (Saha/Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (prepositional adverb) ‘together with’

• वनेषु: in the forests/groves
• वनेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (plural)

• विहरिष्यसि: you will roam/enjoy
• विहरिष्यसि: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• अरण्यवासस्य: of forest-dwelling
• अरण्यवासस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: अरण्ये वासः; पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• स्पृहयिष्यसि: you will long for/desire
• स्पृहयिष्यसि: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• भामिनि: O beautiful lady
• भामिनि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

Context

O Sita, you can stroll with me in my pleasure-gardens. O beautiful lady, you will not like living in the forest (thereafter).

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• forest (araṇya)

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates a dharma-conflict by contrast: Rāvaṇa promotes pleasure and comfort to lure Sītā away from her rightful duty, showing how adharma often operates through temptation rather than open force.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa tries to persuade Sītā to accept him by promising luxury and relief from forest hardships.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By implication, Sītā’s steadfastness is tested—her commitment to dharma must stand against inducements of comfort and sensual ease.