Shloka 3.58.19

सीतावियोगे रामस्य विलापः — Rama’s Lament and Inquiry on Sita’s Disappearance

Devanagari script

विगर्हमाणोऽनुजमार्तरूपं क्षुधा श्रमाच्चैव पिपासया च।विनिश्श्वसन् शुष्कमुखो विवर्णः प्रतिश्रयं प्राप्य समीक्ष्य शून्यम्।।।।स्वमाश्रमं सम्प्रविगाह्य वीरो विहारदेशाननुसृत्य कांश्चित्।एतत्तदित्येव निवासभूमौ प्रहृष्टरोमा व्यथितो बभूव।।।।

Transliteration

duḥkhitāḥ kharaghātena rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ |

taiḥ sītā nihatā ghorair bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

The flesh-eating rākṣasas, embittered by Khara’s slaying, are surely dreadful enough to have killed Sītā—of this I have no doubt.

Context

Thus blaming his dejected brother, the valiant Rama entered the hermitage, sighing deeply, his face pale and his throat dried up with hunger, exhaustion and thirst. Reaching his dwelling-place, he found it empty. He thoroughly searched the hermitage and the places where she used to move about on the premises. And 'so it has happened', he sadly said to himself, his hair raised on end.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে অরণ্যকাণ্ডে অষ্টপঞ্চাশস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the fiftyeighth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita
• Rakshasas
• Khara

FAQs

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

Actions have consequences: conflict with violent forces can provoke retaliation; dharma requires preparedness to protect innocents from backlash generated by righteous warfare.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama fears Sītā has been harmed by rākṣasas seeking revenge for Khara’s death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s protective concern, though clouded by grief—showing how even the righteous must struggle to maintain steadiness under shock.