Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 4

सीताविलापः

Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow

Devanagari script

सकामाभवकैकेयीहतोऽयंकुलनन्दनः ।कुलमुत्सादितंसर्वंत्वयाकलहशीलया ।।6.32.4।।

Transliteration

sakāmābhava kaikeyī hato 'yaṃ kula-nandanaḥ | kulam utsāditaṃ sarvaṃ tvayā kalaha-śīlayā ||6.32.4||

Translation

„Sei nun zufrieden, Kaikeyī: dieser Stolz und diese Freude des Geschlechts ist erschlagen. Durch dich, die stets zum Streit geneigt ist, wurde das ganze Haus ins Verderben gestürzt.“

Word by Word

• सकामाः: one whose desires are fulfilled
• सकामाः: सम्बोधन (Vocative function/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + काम (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (यस्याः कामाः सन्ति/कामाः सिद्धाः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom sg) used in संबोधनार्थे (addressing Kaikeyi)

• भव: be
• भव: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कैकेयी: Kaikeyi
• कैकेयी: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे (O Kaikeyi)

• हतः: killed
• हतः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom sg)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom sg)

• कुलनन्दनः: delight of the family
• कुलनन्दनः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुलस्य नन्दनः = delight of the lineage); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom sg)

• कुलम्: family, lineage
• कुलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc sg)

• उत्सादितम्: ruined
• उत्सादितम्: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-सद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP, causative sense); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate of कुलम्: 'ruined/destroyed'

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying कुलम्

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया, एकवचन (instr sg)

• कलहशीलया: quarrelsome
• कलहशीलया: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलहशील (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कलहः शीलं यस्याः = quarrelsome by nature); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instr sg); qualifying त्वया

Context

Then the attendants collected the great powerful army saying, 'so be it', to Ravana who was desirous of war.।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddakāṇḍēdvātriṅśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the thirty second sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

It warns that actions driven by conflict and selfish desire can devastate an entire family line; dharma demands restraint, harmony, and responsibility for long-term consequences.

What is the narrative situation?

A speaker addresses Kaikeyī in a harsh reproach, linking her quarrelsome disposition to the destruction of the dynasty and the death of its 'delight.'

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The implied virtue is non-contentiousness and self-control; the verse critiques the absence of these traits.