Shloka 14

सीताविलापः

Sita’s Lament and Resolve under Threat

Devanagari script

पितुर्निदेशं नियमेन कृत्वा वनान्निवृत्तश्चरितव्रतश्च।स्त्रीभिस्तु मन्ये विपुलेक्षणाभिस्त्वं रंस्यसे वीतभयः कृतार्थः।।5.28.14।।

Transliteration

piturnideśaṃ niyamena kṛtvā vanān nivṛttaś caritavrataś ca | strībhis tu manye vipulekṣaṇābhis tvaṃ raṃsyase vītabhayaḥ kṛtārthaḥ ||5.28.14||

Translation

Habiendo cumplido con disciplina la orden de tu padre y concluido tu observancia votiva, volverás del bosque; entonces, pienso yo, libre de temor y colmado de logro, te deleitarás en la compañía de mujeres de grandes ojos.

Word by Word

• पितुः: of (your) father
• पितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — 'of the father'

• निदेशम्: command, instruction
• निदेशम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — object of kṛtvā

• नियमेन: with discipline; duly
• नियमेन: करण (Instrument/means; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — manner/means

• कृत्वा: having done; having fulfilled
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action) — 'having done/fulfilled'

• वनात्: from the forest
• वनात्: अपादान (Ablative/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — source/separation

• निवृत्तः: returned; having come back
• निवृत्तः: कर्तृ (Subject-predicate adjective of 'you')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + वृत् (धातु) → निवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (Past participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — agrees with त्वम् (understood)

• चरितव्रतः: one who has completed the vow
• चरितव्रतः: कर्तृ (Subject-predicate adjective of 'you')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चरित (कृदन्त from चर् धातु) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद-भाव: 'चरितं व्रतं येन/यः' = one who has performed the vow); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — agrees with त्वम् (understood)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) — 'and'

• स्त्रीभिः: with women
• स्त्रीभिः: सहकारक/सह (Association; instrumental of company)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — accompaniment/association

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-प्रयोग (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — contrast/emphasis 'but/indeed'

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: क्रिया (Main verb of speaker’s assertion)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद — 'I think'

• विपुलेक्षणाभिः: with large-eyed (women)
• विपुलेक्षणाभिः: विशेषण (Qualifier of 'women')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) → ईक्षणा (स्त्री)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (विपुला ईक्षणा यस्याः/यासाम् = 'large-eyed'); तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — qualifies स्त्रीभिः

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun) — subject

• रंस्यसे: will revel; will enjoy
• रंस्यसे: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद — 'you will delight/revel'

• वीतभयः: free from fear
• वीतभयः: कर्तृ (Subject-predicate adjective of 'you')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत (कृदन्त from वि + इ/ए ‘to go away’) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भयम् वीतम् यस्य = 'whose fear has departed'); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — agrees with त्वम्

• कृतार्थः: successful; having achieved the goal
• कृतार्थः: कर्तृ (Subject-predicate adjective of 'you')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त from कृ धातु) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतः अर्थः यस्य = 'whose purpose is accomplished'); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — agrees with त्वम्

Context

"Having truly fulfilled your pledge given to your father, you will return from the forest to Ayodhya, rid of all fear, as an accomplished person, will and revel in the company of large-eyed damsels, I think.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• father
• forest
• women

FAQs

How does this verse highlight dharma in the Ramayana?

It frames Rama’s dharma as obedience to a righteous paternal command and steadfast completion of a vow, presenting duty-fulfilment as the path to fearlessness and true success.

Where is satya (truthfulness) implied in this verse?

Satya is implied in the faithful execution of the father’s instruction and the completion of the vowed pledge—truth kept in action, not merely in speech.