Shloka 5

Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 32

Sītā’s Perplexity and Recognition of Hanumān

Devanagari script

विललाप भृशं सीता करुणं भयमोहिता।।5.32.4।।रामरामेति दुःखार्ता लक्ष्मणेति च भामिनी।रुरोद बहुधा सीता मन्दं मन्दस्वरा सती।।5.32.5।।

Transliteration

ahaṁ hi tasyādya manobhavena sampīḍitā tadgata-sarvabhāvā |

vicintayantī satataṁ tam eva tathaiva paśyāmi tathā śṛṇomi ||

Translation

今の私は彼への恋慕に苦しめられ、心身のすべてが彼に向かっている。絶えず彼のみを思うゆえに、同じように彼が見え、同じように彼の声が聞こえるのだ。

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), from √दृश्

• hariśreṣṭham: best of the monkeys
• hariśreṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari-śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: हरि (वानर) + श्रेष्ठ (कर्मधारय: 'best among monkeys'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vinītavat: humbly
• vinītavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinītavat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'humbly, like a disciplined one')

• upasthitam: standing near
• upasthitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-sthita (प्रातिपदिक; from √sthā)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'standing near/present' (qualifies tam)

• maithilī: Maithili
• maithilī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• cintayāmāsa: thought
• cintayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) periphrastic, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √चिन्त्

• svapnaḥ: a dream
• svapnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svapna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• iti: thus
• iti: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय

• bhāminī: the noble lady
• bhāminī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Overcome with sorrow and fear, noble Sita sobbed pitiably muttering repeatedly. 'O Rama, O Rama, O Lakshmana'.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma here is truth-seeking under emotional pressure: Sītā recognizes how intense longing can distort perception, so she guards against mistaking desire for reality.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, overwhelmed by separation from Rāma, interprets her perceptions as possibly illusory while Hanumān stands nearby.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s self-awareness and commitment to सत्य (truth) over wish-fulfillment.