Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ऊचुश्च परमायस्ता रामं ज्वलिततेजसम्।वत्स नैवं नियुक्तेयं वनवासे मनस्विनी।।2.37.16।।

Transliteration

ūcuś ca paramāyastā rāmaṁ jvalitatejasam | vatsa naivaṁ niyukteyaṁ vanavāse manasvinī || 2.37.16 ||

Translation

Tief bekümmert sprachen sie zu Rama, dessen Glanz wie Feuer strahlte: „Lieber Sohn, diese hochgesinnte Sita ist nicht dazu bestimmt, auf solche Weise im Wald zu leben.“

Word by Word

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction ‘and/also’)

• परमायस्ताः: deeply distressed
• परमायस्ताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (qualifier of implied ‘नार्यः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आयस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (परमाः आयस्ताः)

• रामम्: to Rama
• रामम्: सम्प्रदान/प्रति (addressee; object of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ज्वलिततेजसम्: of blazing splendour
• ज्वलिततेजसम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of Rama)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वलित + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (ज्वलितं तेजो यस्य सः) रामम् विशेषयति

• वत्स: dear child
• वत्स: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

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

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb ‘thus/in this way’)

• नियुक्ता: ordered, appointed
• नियुक्ता: कर्तृवाच्ये विधेय (predicate of इयम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘appointed/ordered’

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: कर्ता (subject: this woman/Sita)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• वनवासे: in forest-dwelling, for exile in the forest
• वनवासे: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वने वासः)

• मनस्विनी: high-minded
• मनस्विनी: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इयम्-विशेषणम्

Context

In obedience to the words of your father, O lord! you are going to the forest. Till you return, please allow us to have her (Sita's) audience.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita

FAQs

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

Dharma includes fairness and proper scope of obligation: the women argue that Sita is not bound by the command directed at Rama, so imposing exile on her appears unjust.

What is the narrative situation?

Palace women plead with Rama, protesting that Sita was not commanded to undergo forest exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Nyāya-buddhi (sense of justice) and compassion—speaking up to protect Sita from undue suffering.