Shloka 4.1.46

पम्पा-तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka

Devanagari script

वसन्तो यदि तत्रापि यत्र मे वसति प्रिया।नूनं परवशा सीता सापि शोचत्यहं यथा।।।।

Transliteration

vasanto yadi tatrāpi yatra me vasati priyā | nūnaṃ paravaśā sītā sāpi śocaty ahaṃ yathā ||

Translation

If spring has come even to the place where my beloved dwells, then surely Sita—helpless under another’s power—grieves there just as I do.

Context

'If spring reigns wherever my beloved Sita is, she must have been overwhelmed with similar sad feelings like me.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Lakshmana
• spring

FAQs

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

Dharma is empathetic responsibility: Rama’s sorrow is inseparable from concern for Sita’s suffering under coercion, highlighting protection of the vulnerable.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama imagines Sita’s condition wherever she is held and wonders whether spring there would deepen her grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion)—Rama centers Sita’s plight, not merely his own loss.