Shloka 5.26.8

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

Devanagari script

का च मे जीविते श्रद्धा सुखे वा तं प्रियं विना।भर्तारं सागरान्ताया वसुधायाः प्रियंवदम्।।।।

Transliteration

kā ca me jīvite śraddhā sukhe vā taṃ priyaṃ vinā | bhartāraṃ sāgarāntāyā vasudhāyāḥ priyaṃvadam ||

Translation

What interest can I have in life—or in any pleasure—without my beloved, my sweet-speaking husband, the lord of the earth bounded by the ocean?

Context

"How can I have interest in any kind of pleasure without my sweet-tongued husband, the lord of the whole earth extending up to the ocean.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Vasudhā (earth)
• Sāgara (ocean)

FAQs

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

The verse affirms relational dharma: Sītā’s sense of meaning is anchored in righteous marital bond and truthfulness to that bond, not in personal pleasure or survival.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā contrasts her former life with her present captivity, declaring that without Rāma, life and pleasure have no value.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Single-minded devotion (ekaniṣṭhā) and steadfast love aligned with dharma.