Shloka 12

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā

Devanagari script

कदानुखलुसुश्रोणींशतपत्त्रायतेक्षणाम् ।विजित्यशत्रून्द्रक्ष्यामिसीतास्फीतामिवश्रियम् ।।।।

Transliteration

kadā nu khalu suśroṇīṃ śatapatrāyatēkṣaṇām | vijitya śatrūn drakṣyāmi sītāṃ sphītām iva śriyam ||6.5.12||

Translation

Wann werde ich wohl, nach dem Sieg über die Feinde, Sītā sehen – anmutig in ihrer Gestalt, mit einem Blick wie Lotosblütenblätter – gleich dem Wohlstand in seiner Fülle?

Word by Word

• कदा: when
• कदा: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb of time)

• नु: indeed/then
• नु: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/interrogative)

• खलु: surely/indeed
• खलु: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/assurance)

• सुश्रोणीम्: the woman with beautiful hips
• सुश्रोणीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-श्रोणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (Bahuvrihi): सु + श्रोणी; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शतपत्रायत-ईक्षणाम्: having eyes elongated like lotus-petals
• शतपत्रायत-ईक्षणाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतपत्र + आयत + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (determinative): शतपत्र-आयत-ईक्षण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying सुश्रोणीम्/सीताम्)

• विजित्य: having conquered
• विजित्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्ग: वि-; 'having conquered'

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• द्रक्ष्यामि: I shall see
• द्रक्ष्यामि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्फीताम्: abundant, flourishing
• स्फीताम्: कर्म (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying श्रियम्/सीताम्)

• इव: like
• इव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• श्रियम्: fortune, prosperity
• श्रियम्: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

When will I be able to win the enemies and see that Sita of charming limbs, with large and beautiful eyes like lotus petals, who is like an abundance of fortune?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Śrī (as metaphor of fortune/prosperity)

FAQs

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

Dharma as goal-oriented righteousness: victory is sought not for domination but to restore justice and reunite what was wrongfully separated.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma looks toward the coming battle and imagines the moment he can see Sītā again after defeating the enemies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Single-minded commitment: his longing is aligned with dharma—defeating adharma in order to protect and restore.