Shloka 18

सीतावियोगे रामस्य विलापः

Rama’s Lament and Inquiry on Sita’s Disappearance

Devanagari script

इति सीतां वरारोहां चिन्तयन्नेव राघवः।आजगाम जनस्थानं त्वरया सह लक्ष्मणः।।।।

Transliteration

iti sītāṃ varārohāṃ cintayann eva rāghavaḥ |

ājagāma janasthānaṃ tvarayā saha lakṣmaṇaḥ ||

Translation

આ રીતે વરારોહા સીતાનું જ ચિંતન કરતાં રાઘવ લક્ષ્મણ સાથે ત્વરાથી જનસ્થાન પહોંચ્યા.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उक्त्यर्थक (thus)

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• varārohām: beautiful
• varārohām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of sītām

• cintayan: thinking
• cintayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; rāghavaḥ-विशेषण

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/only)

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ājagāma: arrived/went
• ājagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) with ā-
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• janasthānam: Janasthana
• janasthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tvarayā: with haste
• tvarayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; manner/instrumental (with haste)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/companion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with); सह + तृतीया/प्रथमा-सहयोग (here with lakṣmaṇaḥ as companion)

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Where is that princess from Videha, a sharer of my sorrows, Sita of slender waist who followed this hapless prince disloged from the kingdom into the Dandaka forest?

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Raghava)
• Sita
• Lakshmana
• Janasthana

FAQs

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

Promptness in righteous action: once danger is understood, dharma demands swift effort to protect and restore what is right.

What is the narrative situation?

After realizing Sītā is missing, Rama and Lakṣmaṇa rush back toward Janasthāna/the hermitage area to confirm and respond.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s decisiveness and single-minded concern for Sītā’s safety.