Valmiki Ramayana 6.48.25 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 25

सीताविलापः—त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च

Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation

Devanagari script

इदंविमानंवैदेही पुष्पकंनामनामतः ।दिव्यंत्वांदारयन्नैवंयद्येतौगतजीवितौ ।।।।

Transliteration

idaṃ vimānaṃ vaidehī puṣpakaṃ nāma nāmataḥ | divyaṃ tvāṃ dhārayann evaṃ yady etau gatajīvitau ||

Translation

ໂອ ວາຍເທຫີ, ວິມານທິບນີ້ຊື່ວ່າ “ປຸສະປະກະ” ຈະບໍ່ອຸ້ມພາເຈົ້າໄປແບບນີ້ ຖ້າຫາກວ່າທັງສອງພຣະອົງນັ້ນໄດ້ສິ້ນຊີວິດແທ້.

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• vimānam: aerial car
• vimānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; subject

• vaidehī: O Vaidehi
• vaidehī: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (8th/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; vocative

• puṣpakam: Pushpaka
• puṣpakam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; apposition to vimānam

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Nāmārtha-nipāta (particle: "by name")

• nāmataḥ: indeed by name
• nāmataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāmatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb): "in name/indeed by name"

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; adjective of vimānam

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (context), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; pronoun

• dhārayan: bearing (you)
• dhārayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhārayan (कृदन्त; √dhṛ, णिच् causative, शतृ)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; present participle: "bearing/carrying"; agrees with vimānam

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (thus/in this way)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Śarthe avyaya (if)

• etau: these two
• etau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Dvivacana; demonstrative pronoun

• gata-jīvitau: dead (life departed)
• gata-jīvitau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam, क्त) + jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Dvivacana; bahuvrīhi: gataṃ jīvitaṃ yayor iti = "whose life has gone"; predicate of etau

Context

"Vaidehi! Indeed, this aerial car called Pushpaka which is an auspicious one would not have brought you if they are ceased of life."

Characters & Entities

• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Puṣpaka-vimāna

FAQs

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

Dharma here is compassionate truth-speaking: offering reassurance grounded in reason rather than panic, sustaining hope without abandoning sincerity.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā fears that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa have been slain; the speaker argues from signs and circumstances (including the Puṣpaka’s arrival) that they are not dead.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast discernment (viveka) joined with empathy—calm reasoning used to relieve another’s despair.