Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कर्तासर्वस्यलोकस्यश्रेष्ठोज्ञानवतांप्रभुः ।उपेक्षसेकथंसीतांपतन्तींहव्यवाहने ।।।।कथंदेवगणश्रेष्ठमात्मानंनावबुद्ध्यसे ।

Transliteration

kartās sarvasya lokasya śreṣṭho jñānavatāṃ prabhuḥ |

upekṣase kathaṃ sītāṃ patantīṃ havyavāhane ||

kathaṃ deva-gaṇa-śreṣṭham ātmānaṃ nāvabuddhyase ||6.120.6||

Translation

あなたは全世界の創り主、智者の中の最勝、主宰である。どうしてシーターがハヴィヤヴァーハナの火に入るのを黙して見過ごされたのか。どうして神々の群れの中でのご自身の至高の御位を悟られぬのか。

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (Instr, 3rd), Ekavacana; 2nd person pronoun

• lokāḥ: worlds
• lokāḥ: Karma (कर्म; patient in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; numeral qualifying lokāḥ

• krāntāḥ: were traversed/covered
• krāntāḥ: Kriyā (passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krānta (कृदन्त; √kram/क्रम्)
• Form: Past passive participle (kta); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; passive predicate 'were traversed/covered'

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya

• svaiḥ: with your own
• svaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napुंसaka, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; possessive adjective qualifying vikramaiḥ

• vikramaiḥ: with strides
• vikramaiḥ: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• tribhiḥ: three
• tribhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napुंसaka, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; numeral qualifying vikramaiḥ

• mahendraḥ: Mahendra (great Indra)
• mahendraḥ: Karta (of kṛtaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'mahān indraḥ'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya

• kṛtaḥ: was made
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ)
• Form: Past passive participle (kta); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; passive 'was made'

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate nominative with mahendraḥ

• balim: Bali
• balim: Karma (object of baddhvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• baddhvā: having bound
• baddhvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bandh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā): 'having bound'

• sudāruṇam: very dreadful
• sudāruṇam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; avyayībhāva with su- intensifier; qualifies balim or the act

Context

"You are the creator of the entire world, knowledgeable and the foremost Lord of the host of gods. How did you keep watching Sita falling into fire'?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Agni (Havyavāhana)

FAQs

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

It highlights the tension between public dharma (social accountability and proof of purity) and inner truth (Satya): Rāma’s conduct appears detached, yet is framed within a larger moral-cosmic purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

The gods confront Rāma after Sītā’s entry into fire, questioning why he permitted the ordeal despite his supreme nature.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s self-control and commitment to public righteousness (maryādā), even when it causes personal anguish.