Shloka 6.32.27

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

Devanagari script

सात्वांसुप्तंहतंश्रुत्वामांचरक्षोगृहंगताम् ।हृदयेनविदीर्णेननभविष्यतिराघव ।।6.32.27।।

Transliteration

sā tvāṃ suptaṃ hataṃ śrutvā māṃ ca rakṣo-gṛhaṃ gatām |

hṛdayena vidīrṇena na bhaviṣyati rāghava ||6.32.27||

Translation

O Rāghava, hearing that you were slain while asleep and that I was taken to the house of the Rākṣasas, she will not survive—her heart torn asunder.

Context

"Raghava! Hearing that you were killed while asleep and I was taken to the home of Rakshasas, Kausalya will not be able to survive with a broken heart."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Kauśalyā
• Rākṣasas
• Rakṣo-gṛha (Rākṣasa dwelling, i.e., Laṅkā context)

FAQs

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

Dharma recognizes relational duties and their emotional realities: the mother-son bond is treated as sacred, and the collapse of that bond by tragic news is depicted as morally catastrophic.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā foresees Kauśalyā’s inability to bear the double blow—Rāma’s death and Sītā’s captivity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassion—Sītā’s grief expands into concern for others’ suffering, not only her own.