Shloka 9

सीताभर्त्सना

The Ogresses’ Threats to Sita and Her Vow of Fidelity

Devanagari script

दीनो वा राज्यहीनो वा यो मे भर्ता स मे गुरुः।तं नित्यमनुरक्तास्मि यथा सूर्यं सुवर्चला।।5.24.9।।

Transliteration

dīno vā rājyahīno vā yo me bhartā sa me guruḥ |

taṃ nityam anuraktāsmi yathā sūryaṃ suvarcalā ||5.24.9||

Translation

Ob er leidet oder des Reiches beraubt ist: Der, der mein Gemahl ist, ist mein Herr und mein Lehrer. Ihm bin ich stets ergeben, wie Suvarcalā der Sonne ergeben ist.

Word by Word

• dīnaḥ: dejected
• dīnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā-vibhakti (1st case), Eka-vacana (singular); viśeṣaṇa (adjective)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Vikalpa-avyaya (option/‘or’)

• rājya-hīnaḥ: deprived of kingdom
• rājya-hīnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (genitive determinative): rājya-rahitaḥ (‘devoid of kingdom’)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Vikalpa-avyaya (option/‘or’)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; sarvanāma (relative pronoun)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (6th case, genitive), Eka-vacana; sarvanāma

• bhartā: husband
• bhartā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; sarvanāma (correlative pronoun)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th, genitive), Eka-vacana; sarvanāma

• guruḥ: lord; revered one
• guruḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd case, accusative), Eka-vacana; sarvanāma

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverb)

• anuraktā: devoted; attached
• anuraktā: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement with ‘asmi’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-rakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √rañj रञ्ज्)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; bhūta-kṛdanta (past participle) used adjectivally

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Eka-vacana (singular)

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Upamāna-dyotaka (उपमान-द्योतक/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (comparative ‘as/just as’)

• sūryam: the Sun
• sūryam: Karma (कर्म/object of implied devotion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd, accusative), Eka-vacana

• suvarcalā: Suvarcalā
• suvarcalā: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvarcalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; proper noun

Context

'Dejected or dethroned from the kingdom, Rama is my lawful husband. I will ever remain devoted to Rama as Suvarchala, wife of the Sun-god is to him.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

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

Dharma is constancy in rightful relationship: Sītā grounds her loyalty not in Rāma’s power or prosperity but in the truth of dharmic marriage.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā answers coercion by affirming that Rāma remains her only husband whether or not he possesses royal fortune.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unconditional fidelity and reverence (guru-bhāva) toward her rightful husband.