Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 68, Shloka 6

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः

Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance

Devanagari script

तवादर्शनजश्शोको भूयो मां परितापयेत्।दुःखाद्दुःखपराभूतां दुर्गतां दुःखभागिनीम्।।।।

Transliteration

tavādarśanajaś śoko bhūyo māṁ paritāpayet |

duḥkhād duḥkhaparābhūtāṁ durgatāṁ duḥkhabhāginīm ||

Translation

あなたにお目にかかれぬことから生まれる悲しみは、さらに私を責め立てるでしょう――悲しみに悲しみを重ねて打ちひしがれ、苦境に沈み、苦しみを分かち受けるこの私を。

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive sg)

• अदर्शनजः: arising from not seeing (you)
• अदर्शनजः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदर्शनज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; अदर्शनात् जातः इति पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष (born from not seeing)

• शोकः: grief
• शोकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (nom sg)

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरपि/अधिकम् (again, more)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन (acc sg)

• परितापयेत्: would torment/afflict
• परितापयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु) + परि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• दुःखात्: from/through sorrow
• दुःखात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन (ablative sg); हेतौ (because of sorrow)

• दुःखपराभूताम्: overcome by sorrow
• दुःखपराभूताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखपराभूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; परा+भू धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन; दुःखेन पराभूता इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; माम् इत्यस्य विशेषण (fem acc sg)

• दुर्गताम्: in a wretched state
• दुर्गताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्गता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; माम् इत्यस्य विशेषण (fem acc sg)

• दुःखभागिनीम्: a sharer of sorrow, unfortunate woman
• दुःखभागिनीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःखभागिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; दुःखस्य भागिनी इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; माम् इत्यस्य विशेषण (fem acc sg)

Context

"Sita though afflicted heard from me that you were also in excessive grief on accountof separation from her and from my soothing, auspicious and welcome words, she derived comfort and remained quiet"৷৷ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে সুন্দরকাণ্ডে অষ্টষষ্টিতমস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the sixtyeighth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma acknowledges the reality of suffering without falsehood: Sītā’s satya (truth) about pain underscores that moral life includes honest endurance, not denial.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā explains that Hanumān’s absence would intensify her distress, since his presence is her immediate source of hope and connection to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Emotional honesty and resilience amid adversity.