Shloka 82

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

तामुवाच ततो राम: परुषं जनसंसदि ।अमृष्यमाणा सा सीता विवेश ज्वलनं सती ।।।।

Transliteration

tām uvāca tato rāmaḥ paruṣaṃ janasaṃsadi | amṛṣyamāṇā sā sītā viveśa jvalanaṃ satī ||

Translation

तब पुरुषों की सभा में राम ने उसके विषय में कठोर वचन कहे। उन वचनों को सह न सकी पतिव्रता सीता ज्वलित अग्नि में प्रविष्ट हो गई॥

Word by Word

• ताम्: her (Sītā)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘उवाच’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• उवाच: spoke/said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण) ‘then/thereupon/therefore’

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परुषम्: harsh (words)
• परुषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-content of speech)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative, Singular; used substantively ‘harsh (words)’

• जनसंसदि: in the public assembly
• जनसंसदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) + संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी) Singular; जनानां संसदि = ‘in the assembly of people’

• अमृष्यमाणा: unable to endure
• अमृष्यमाणा: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of ‘सा सीता’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-√मृष् (धातु) + शानच् (शतृ/वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त)
• Form: Present participle (वर्तमानकृदन्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; ‘not enduring’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular (apposition to ‘सा’)

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• ज्वलनम्: fire
• ज्वलनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘विवेश’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative, Singular; ‘fire’

• सती: chaste, virtuous
• सती: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of Sītā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) / √अस् (धातु) → ‘satī’ (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; epithet ‘virtuous/chaste’

Context

Rama spoke harsh words about Sita in the assembly. Sita, incapable of enduring such words, entered fire.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

The verse presents the ethical tension between private truth and public scrutiny: dharma is portrayed as contested in the arena of reputation, requiring proof and endurance when society doubts.

What is the narrative situation?

In a public assembly, Rāma’s harsh words precipitate Sītā’s decision to undergo the fire ordeal to affirm her purity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s steadfastness (satītva) and moral courage—she chooses a severe test rather than live under suspicion.