Shloka 12

सीताविलापः

Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow

Devanagari script

आद्दिष्टंदीर्घमायुस्तेयैरचिन्त्यपराक्रम ।अनृतंवचनंतेषामल्पायुरपिराघव ।।6.32.12।।

Transliteration

ādiṣṭaṃ dīrgham āyus te yair acintya-parākrama | anṛtaṃ vacanaṃ teṣām alpāyur api rāghava || 6.32.12 ||

Translation

Oh Rāghava de inconcebible valor, se han mostrado falsas las palabras de quienes te auguraron larga vida; aun tú, al parecer, has hallado un destino de vida abreviada.

Word by Word

• ādiṣṭam: was foretold
• ādiṣṭam: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-diś (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate 'was foretold'

• dīrgham: long
• dīrgham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies 'āyuḥ'

• āyuḥ: life-span
• āyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject (life-span)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; genitive 'your'

• yaiḥ: by whom
• yaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; instrumental 'by whom' (astrologers/seers implied)

• acintya-parākrama: O of inconceivable valor
• acintya-parākrama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acintya + parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; epithet 'O of inconceivable valor'

• anṛtam: false
• anṛtam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective to 'vacanam'

• vacanam: statement/word
• vacanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject 'statement'

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; genitive 'of them'

• alpāyuḥ: short-lived
• alpāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpa + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective to implied 'tvam asi'

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), 'even/also'

• rāghava: O Raghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

Context

"O Raghava of incomprehensible valour! the words predicted by astrologers that your life is long is falsified. Your life has been short."

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts human claims with reality, warning that dharmic life still faces uncertainty; truth (satya) is not mere prediction but what time reveals.

What is the narrative situation?

Sita interprets Rama’s apparent fall as contradicting earlier assurances about his longevity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sita’s frankness and moral seriousness—she does not romanticize events, but confronts the painful implication of what she sees.