Shloka 6.32.15

सीताविलापः (Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow)

Devanagari script

तथात्वंसम्परिष्वज्यरौद्रयाऽतिनृशंसया ।काळरात्य्राममाच्छिद्यहृतःकमललोचन:।। 6.32.15।।

Transliteration

tathā tvaṃ sampariṣvajya raudrayā 'tinṛśaṃsayā | kāḷarātryā mamam ācchidya hṛtaḥ kamalalocanaḥ || 6.32.15 ||

Translation

And so, O lotus-eyed one—having torn you away from me, that fierce, most pitiless ‘Dark Night’ has carried you off.

Context

"O lotus-eyed Rama! After you have lost contact with me, the most horrible cruel night has killed you cutting you off from me."

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• Kāḷarātri (personified dark night)

FAQs

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

The verse dramatizes the cost borne by dharmic struggle: righteous action can entail separation and suffering, which must be endured without abandoning moral truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Sita poetically attributes Rama’s apparent death to a personified force of darkness, emphasizing violent separation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sita’s constancy in love and her capacity to articulate grief without blaming Rama’s dharma.