Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 2

सरमा-सीता संवादः

Saramā Consoles Sītā; Preparations in Laṅkā

Devanagari script

मोहितांराक्षसेन्द्रेणसीतांपरमदुःखिताम् ।आश्वासयामासतदासरमामृदुभाषिणी ।।।।

Transliteration

mohitāṃ rākṣasendreṇa sītāṃ paramaduḥkhitām | āśvāsayāmāsa tadā saramā mṛdubhāṣiṇī ||

Translation

Then Saramā, gentle in speech, consoled Sītā, bewildered by the rākṣasa king and sunk in deepest sorrow.

Word by Word

• mohitām: bewildered/distraught
• mohitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mohita (मोहित कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle from √muh (मुह्); strīliṅga, dvitīyā, ekavacana; qualifies sītām

• rākṣasa-indreṇa: by the king of rākṣasas
• rākṣasa-indreṇa: Karaṇa (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (राक्षस) + indra (इन्द्र)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, tṛtīyā (instrumental), ekavacana; agent/cause in passive sense (‘by the rākṣasa-king’)

• sītām: Sītā
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (सीता प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, dvitīyā, ekavacana; object of āśvāsayāmāsa

• parama-duḥkhitām: extremely sorrowful
• parama-duḥkhitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (परम प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkhita (दुःखित कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle from √duḥkh (दुःख्/दुःखय्); strīliṅga, dvitīyā, ekavacana; qualifies sītām

• āśvāsayāmāsa: comforted, reassured
• āśvāsayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śvas/śvās (श्वास् धातु) with ā-; causative (णिच्)
• Form: Causative stem āśvāsaya-; Liṭ-lakāra (perfect), prathama-puruṣa, ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (तदा अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; temporal adverb

• saramā: Saramā
• saramā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saramā (सरमा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, prathamā, ekavacana; subject

• mṛdu-bhāṣiṇī: sweet-speaking
• mṛdu-bhāṣiṇī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛdu (मृदु प्रातिपदिक) + bhāṣiṇī (भाषिणी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, prathamā, ekavacana; qualifies saramā

Context

Then Saarana of sweet expression, comforted Sita who was put off and was extremely sorrowful because of the Rakshasa king.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Saramā

FAQs

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

Compassionate support of the afflicted is dharma: Saramā’s gentle reassurance becomes a moral act amid injustice.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā is in distress under Rāvaṇa’s oppression; Saramā steps in to comfort her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Saramā’s kindness and empathy, expressed through measured, soothing speech.