Shloka 3

सीताविलापः

Sita’s Lament and Prophecy of Lanka’s Ruin

Devanagari script

राघवस्य प्रमत्तस्य रक्षसा कामरूपिणा।रावणेन प्रमथ्याहमानीता क्रोशती बलात्।।।।

Transliteration

rāghavasya pramattasya rakṣasā kāmarūpiṇā |

rāvaṇena pramathyāham ānītā krośatī balāt ||

Translation

Als Rāghava unachtsam war, wurde ich—laut klagend—von Rāvaṇa, dem gestaltwandelnden Rākṣasa, gequält und mit Gewalt fortgeschleppt.

Word by Word

• राघवस्य: of Rama
• राघवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• प्रमत्तस्य: of the heedless/unaware (one)
• प्रमत्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राघवस्य)

• रक्षसा: by a demon
• रक्षसा: Kartr (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (agent in passive sense)

• कामरूपिणा: able to assume forms at will
• कामरूपिणा: Kartr (कर्तृ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-भावः (कामेन रूपं यस्य)

• रावणेन: by Ravana
• रावणेन: Kartr (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश

• प्रमथ्य: having tormented
• प्रमथ्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

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

• आनीता: was brought
• आनीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तृ-तृतीया (रावणेन)

• क्रोशती: crying out
• क्रोशती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; present active participle

• बलात्: forcibly
• बलात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; हेतौ/प्रकारे (by force)

Context

"When Rama was engaged (in deer hunt) and I was screaming, I was brought forciblyby Ravana who can assume any form at his will.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Rāvaṇa
• rākṣasa (demon)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights adharma: coercion, deceit, and violation of another’s marriage are condemned; force cannot create legitimate right.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā recalls how Rāvaṇa abducted her by force while she cried out, emphasizing the violent and deceptive nature of the act.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s satya (truthfulness) and integrity: she bears witness to injustice without distorting events, grounding her suffering in factual truth.