Shloka 5.26.50

सीताविलापः — Sita’s Lament and Prophecy of Lanka’s Ruin

Devanagari script

प्रियान्न संभवेद्दुःखमप्रियादधिकं भयम्।।।।ताभ्यां हि ये वियुज्यन्ते नमस्तेषां महात्मनाम्।

Transliteration

priyān na saṃbhaved duḥkham apriyād adhikaṃ bhayam | tābhyāṃ hi ye viyujyante namas teṣāṃ mahātmanām ||

Translation

From what is pleasant, sorrow does not arise; from what is unpleasant, excessive fear does not arise—for those great souls who have separated themselves from both. Salutations to them.

Context

"Salutations to those exalted souls who have distanced themselves from pleasure and displeasure. Pleasures may not lead to suffering or displeasure to excessive, meaningless fear for such great souls.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Mahātmans (great souls/sages)

FAQs

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

Detachment from pleasure and pain supports ethical clarity: when one is not ruled by attraction or aversion, fear and grief lose their power.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, suffering emotional extremes, honors the sages’ equanimity as an ideal beyond the swings of delight and distress.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Samatā (even-mindedness) and fearlessness born from renunciation (viyoga from priya-apriya).