Shloka 32

सीताविलापः

Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow

Devanagari script

शिरसामेशिरश्चास्यकायंकायेनयोजय ।रावणानुगमिष्यामिगतिंभर्तुर्महात्मनः ।।6.32.32।।

Transliteration

śirasā me śiraś cāsya kāyaṃ kāyena yojaya |

rāvaṇa anugamiṣyāmi gatiṃ bhartur mahātmanaḥ ||6.32.32||

Translation

ឱ រាវណៈ សូមភ្ជាប់ក្បាលខ្ញុំជាមួយក្បាលរបស់គាត់ និងរាងកាយខ្ញុំជាមួយរាងកាយរបស់គាត់; ខ្ញុំនឹងដើរតាមគតិផ្លូវរបស់ស្វាមីដ៏មហាត្មា។

Word by Word

• शिरसा: with (my) head
• शिरसा: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: 1st person pronoun enclitic, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (genitive), Ekavacana

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (contextual), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (genitive), Ekavacana

• कायम्: body
• कायम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• कायेन: with (his) body
• कायेन: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• योजय: join
• योजय: Kriyā (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु) (णिच् causative: yojayati)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada; causative 'join'

• रावण: O Ravana
• रावण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• अनुगमिष्यामि: I will follow
• अनुगमिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (simple future), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• गतिम्: path/way
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• भर्तुः: of (my) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Ekavacana

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: mahān ātmā yasya; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Ekavacana; qualifying 'bhartuḥ'

Context

"O Ravana! Join my head with his and my body with his body. I will follow him in the same way."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

The verse dramatizes single-pointed commitment to dharma through spousal fidelity: Sītā’s chosen ‘gati’ is to remain aligned with Rāma’s righteous course, even beyond life.

What is the narrative situation?

In the depth of grief and deception, Sītā asks Rāvaṇa to unite her with Rāma in death, imagining physical reunion as the only remaining resolution.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and resolve: Sītā’s determination to ‘follow’ her husband reflects constancy under extreme suffering.