Shloka 14

सीताविलापः—त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च

Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation

Devanagari script

आधिराज्येऽभिषेकोमेब्राह्मणैःपतिनासह ।कृतान्तकुशलैरुक्तंतत्सर्वंवितथीकृतम् ।।।।

Transliteration

ādhirājye 'bhiṣeko me brāhmaṇaiḥ patinā saha |

kṛtāntakuśalair uktaṃ tat sarvaṃ vitathīkṛtam ||

Translation

Die Brahmanen, kundig im Lesen des Geschicks, sagten, ich würde zusammen mit meinem Gemahl zur königlichen Herrschaft geweiht; doch all dies ist zur Unwahrheit gemacht worden.

Word by Word

• ādhirājye: in imperial sovereignty
• ādhirājye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādhirājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• abhiṣekaḥ: consecration
• abhiṣekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana (enclitic)

• brāhmaṇaiḥ: by brahmins
• brāhmaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• patinā: with (my) husband
• patinā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sahārtha-avyaya (सहार्थ) postposition; governs instrumental

• kṛtānta-kuśalaiḥ: by experts in destiny (astrologers)
• kṛtānta-kuśalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtānta (प्रातिपदिक) + kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: kṛtānte kuśalāḥ (skilled in fate/astrology)

• uktam: said
• uktam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Bhūta-kṛdanta kta; Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate of tat sarvam

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of tat

• vitathī-kṛtam: made false/falsified
• vitathī-kṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vitathī (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु)
• Form: kta-participle; Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; avyayībhāva: vitathī-kṛta (made false)

Context

"The prediction of astrologers that I will be consecrated with my husband and all that is falsified."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (implied: ‘my husband’)
• brāhmaṇas
• kṛtānta (fate/destiny concept)

FAQs

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

The verse shows how suffering can shake confidence in predictions; dharma teaches perseverance in truth even when outcomes appear to contradict righteous expectation.

What is the narrative situation?

Believing Rāma dead, Sītā concludes that earlier prophecies about her shared coronation with him have been overturned.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral steadfastness under existential doubt—Sītā voices despair but remains anchored to her identity as Rāma’s faithful wife.