Shloka 26

सीतावृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् / Report of Sītā’s Condition and Tokens of Recognition

Devanagari script

एतदेव मयाख्यातं सर्वं राघव यद्यथा।।।।सर्वथा सागरजले संतारः प्रविधीयताम्।

Transliteration

etad eva mayākhyātaṃ sarvaṃ rāghava yadyathā |

sarvathā sāgarajale saṃtāraḥ pravidhīyatām |

Translation

Rāghava, ich habe dir alles genau so berichtet, wie es geschehen ist. Auf jede Weise soll die Überquerung des Ozeans vorbereitet werden.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (here: object of ākhyātam)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• ākhyātam: has been narrated
• ākhyātam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√khyā (धातु) + kta (क्त-कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (has been told)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rāghava: O Raghava (Rama)
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• yat: what
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; यत्-तत्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• yathā: as; in the manner
• yathā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: as/how)

• sarvathā: by all means; in every way
• sarvathā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/प्रकार-अव्यय (in every way)

• sāgarajale: in the ocean-water (i.e., across the ocean)
• sāgarajale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (sāgarasya jalam)

• saṃtāraḥ: crossing; passage
• saṃtāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pravidhīyatām: let (it) be arranged
• pravidhīyatām: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let it be arranged/provided’

Context

"Having crossed the sea consisting of a hundred yojanas in quest of Vaidehi, I found her.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Raghava)
• Ocean (Sagara)

FAQs

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

Satya (truthfulness) joined to dharma (right action): after truthful reporting, the righteous duty is to act decisively to protect the innocent and restore justice.

What is the narrative situation?

The report culminates in a practical imperative: arrange the means to cross the ocean and proceed toward Lanka.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsible leadership—Rama is urged to translate truth into timely, dharmic action.