Shloka 16
सीताविलापः
Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow
उपशेषेमहाबाहो: मांविहायतपस्विनीम् ।प्रियामिवसमालशिष्यपृथिवींपुरुषर्षभ ।।6.32.16।।
upaśeṣe mahābāhoḥ māṃ vihāya tapasvinīm | priyām iva samāliśya pṛthivīṃ puruṣarṣabha || 6.32.16 ||
大いなる腕をもつ、 पुरुषの中の雄牛よ——苦行に生きるこの私を置き去りにし、あなたはそこに横たわり、大地をまるで愛しい人のように抱いている。
"O mighty-armed one! A bull among men and a noble one, you are embracing the earth as though it is your beloved and sleeping leaving me in the sky."
FAQs
It points to the dharmic pain of separation: even the righteous may fall, and loved ones must face suffering while holding to truth and restraint.
Seeing Rama motionless on the ground, Sita describes him as if he ‘embraces the earth,’ intensifying the image of death-like stillness.
Sita’s tapas (inner discipline) is foregrounded—she names herself tapasvinī even while grieving.