Shloka 5

सीताप्रत्याख्यानम् / Rama’s Post-Victory Address to Sītā

Public Opinion and Royal Duty

Devanagari script

यात्वंविरहितानीताचलचित्तेनरक्षसा ।दैवसम्पादितोदोषोमानुषेणमयाजितः ।।6.118.5।।

Transliteration

yā tvaṁ virahitā nītā cala-cittena rakṣasā |

daiva-sampādito doṣo mānuṣeṇa mayā jitaḥ ||6.118.5||

Translation

Quand tu fus laissée seule et emportée par ce rākṣasa au cœur changeant, le malheur suscité par le destin est désormais surmonté par moi, simple mortel.

Word by Word

याwho (you)

त्वम्you

विरहिताseparated, alone

नीताwas taken away

चलचित्तेनby the fickle-minded

रक्षसाby the rakshasa

दैवसम्पादितःbrought about by fate

दोषःfault, misfortune

मानुषेणby a human

मयाby me

जितःhas been overcome

Context

"I have put an end to the indignity that I lost. I gained reward for the insult. The indignity offered by the enemy has been wiped out all at once."

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Sītā

Rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa implied)

Daiva (fate/providence)

FAQs

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

Dharma affirms puruṣārtha (right human effort) even amid daiva (fate): one must act responsibly to correct wrongs rather than surrender to misfortune.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma recalls Sītā’s abduction and frames the war’s outcome as the human overcoming of a fate-driven disaster.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Perseverance and responsibility: refusing to accept injustice as inevitable and striving to remedy it.