Shloka 33

सीतया लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् — Sita urges Lakshmana to seek Rama

The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’

Devanagari script

गमिष्ये यत्र काकुत्स्थ स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु वरानने।।3.45.33।।रक्षन्तु त्वां विशालाक्षि समग्रा वनदेवताः।

Transliteration

gamiṣye yatra kākutstha svasti te 'stu varānane | rakṣantu tvāṃ viśālākṣi samagrā vana-devatāḥ ||3.45.33||

Translation

കാകുത്സ്ഥനായ രാമൻ പോകുന്നിടത്തേക്കു ഞാൻ പോകും. ഹേ വരാനനേ, നിനക്കു മംഗളം. ഹേ വിശാലാക്ഷീ, സമസ്ത വനദേവതകളും നിന്നെ കാക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• gamiṣyē: I will go
• gamiṣyē: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), आत्मनेपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (1st sg)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• kākutstha: O Kakutstha (Rama)
• kākutstha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन (voc sg)

• svasti: well-being
• svasti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/benediction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय (benedictive particle)

• tē: to you/for you
• tē: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन (dat sg)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• varānanē: O fair-faced lady
• varānanē: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (varaṃ ānanaṃ yasyāḥ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन (voc sg)

• rakṣantu: let (them) protect
• rakṣantu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd pl)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc sg)

• viśālākṣi: O large-eyed one
• viśālākṣi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (viśālē akṣiṇī yasyāḥ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन (voc sg)

• samagrāḥ: all/entire
• samagrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (fem nom pl); विशेषणम् (vanadēvatāḥ)

• vanadēvatāḥ: forest deities
• vanadēvatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana + dēvatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (vanasya dēvatāḥ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (fem nom pl)

Context

O beautiful lady, I will go to Rama wherever he may be. Be happy. O large-eyed one, may all the deities of the forest protect you.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Rāma (Kākutstha)

FAQs

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

Prioritizing urgent duty while still wishing welfare to those left behind—dharma balances action with care and benediction.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa departs to seek Rāma, leaving Sītā in the forest and invoking divine protection for her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Devotion and service—Lakṣmaṇa’s resolve to go to Rāma shows steadfast brotherly duty.