Shloka 6.32.22

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

Devanagari script

कस्मान्मामपहायत्वंगतोगतिमतांवर ।अस्माल्लोकादमुंलोकंत्यक्त्वामामपिदुःखिताम् ।।6.32.22।।

Transliteration

kasmān mām apahāya tvaṃ gato gatimatāṃ vara |

asmāl lokād amuṃ lokaṃ tyaktvā mām api duḥkhitām ||6.32.22||

Translation

Why have you gone, abandoning me—O best among the noble? Leaving this world for that other world, why have you forsaken me too, in my sorrow?

Context

"O Jewel among those who attained good state! Why have you gone abandoning me dear? To which world have you gone from here? I am pained by your deserting me."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

The moral weight of responsibility toward dependents: Sītā frames abandonment as ethically troubling, because dharma includes protection and presence, especially toward one left vulnerable.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā imagines Rāma has departed to the next world and questions why she has been left behind in suffering.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s moral clarity: even in grief she evaluates the situation through duty, relationship, and rightful conduct.