Shloka 37

सीताविलापः

Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow

Devanagari script

नूनमस्तिमहाराज राजभावात्क्षमान्वितं ।किञ्चिदात्ययिकंकार्यंतेषांत्वंदर्शनंकुरु ।।6.32.37।।

Transliteration

nūnam asti mahārāja rājabhāvāt kṣamānvitaṃ |

kiñcid ātyayikaṃ kāryaṃ teṣāṃ tvaṃ darśanaṃ kuru ||6.32.37||

Translation

Wahai Maharaja, engkau berhias wibawa raja dan kesabaran; pastilah ada urusan yang sangat mendesak—maka berilah mereka kesempatan menghadapmu.

Word by Word

• nūnam: surely, undoubtedly
• nūnam: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable); niścayārtha-nipāta (particle of certainty)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), ekavacana (singular); parasmaipada

• mahā-rāja: O great king
• mahā-rāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (उपसर्ग/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (राजन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), ekavacana; puṃliṅga (masculine)

• rāja-bhāvāt: from/owing to kingly nature
• rāja-bhāvāt: Apādāna (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja (राजन्/राज प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (भाव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pañcamī-vibhakti (ablative/पञ्चमी), ekavacana; puṃliṅga (masculine); hetu/apādāna sense (cause/source)

• kṣamā-anvitam: endowed with forgiveness
• kṣamā-anvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣamā (क्षमा प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (अन्वित कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (past participle) from √i (इ/ए) with anu-; used adjectivally; napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), prathamā (nominative), ekavacana; agrees with implied 'kiñcit kāryam'

• kiñcit: some, a little
• kiñcit: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), prathamā/accusative (1st/2nd) ekavacana; indeclinable-like usage as 'a little/some' qualifying kāryam

• ātyayikam: urgent, pressing
• ātyayikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātyayika (आत्ययिक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), prathamā (nominative), ekavacana; qualifies kāryam

• kāryam: a task/matter
• kāryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कार्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), prathamā (nominative), ekavacana

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (genitive/षष्ठी), bahuvacana (plural)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), ekavacana; madhyama-puruṣa pronoun

• darśanam: a meeting/appearance, seeing
• darśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (दर्शन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), dvitīyā-vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), ekavacana

• kuru: do; grant; make
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

"O great king, endowed with forgiveness and royalty! there is a little urgent work. Undoubtedly, they are waiting to see you please."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Prahasta
• Ministers (implied)

FAQs

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

It explicitly invokes a king’s expected virtues—kṣamā (forbearance) and rājabhāva (royal composure)—suggesting that dharma in leadership includes patient hearing before action, ideally in service of satya.

What is the narrative situation?

The messenger urges Rāvaṇa to meet the waiting officials, implying an urgent development requiring the king’s attention.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Forbearance and measured governance (kṣamā, restraint): the ruler is reminded to listen and respond judiciously.