Shloka 4

सीताविलापः—त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च

Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation

Devanagari script

ऊचुस्संश्रवणेयेमांद्विजाःकार्तान्तिकाश्शुभाम् ।तेऽद्यसर्वेहतेरामेज्ञानिनोऽनृतवादिनः ।।।।

Transliteration

ūcuḥ saṃśravaṇe ye māṃ dvijāḥ kārtāntikāḥ śubhām |

te 'dya sarve hate rāme jñānino 'nṛtavādinaḥ ||

Translation

„Wenn Rāma heute erschlagen wurde, dann haben jene Brahmanen und Sterndeuter, die mir ein glückverheißendes Geschick zusagten—als Weise gerühmt—allesamt Unwahrheit gesprochen.“

Word by Word

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• संश्रवणे: at the betrothal/promise
• संश्रवणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संश्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण: 'at the time of betrothal/promise'

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्विजाः: brahmins
• द्विजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; apposition to ये

• कार्तान्तिकाः: astrologers
• कार्तान्तिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तान्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'astrologers/fortune-tellers'

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of माम् (as object-complement: 'me (as) auspicious')

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हते: (when) slain
• हते: Kāla/Adhikaraṇa (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (हन्-धातु)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त; सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative absolute with रामे

• रामे: when Rama
• रामे: Kāla/Adhikaraṇa (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ज्ञानिनः: wise men
• ज्ञानिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अनृतवादिनः: liars
• अनृतवादिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

Sita who was like deity, on hearing the words of consolation, spoken by Trijata, greeted Trijata with palms together.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds Satya (truth) as a moral measure: if Rama is truly slain, then social authorities who claimed auspicious destiny would be exposed as untruthful. It shows Sita’s insistence that reality must align with truth and righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Sita, confined in Lanka, reacts in anguish to news and uncertainty about Rama’s fate, interpreting it against earlier assurances of auspicious signs and predictions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sita’s commitment to Satya and moral coherence—she tests claims of ‘wisdom’ against lived reality rather than accepting comforting words blindly.