Shloka 10
सीतान्वेषणविलापः
Rama’s Lament and Search for Sita
यत्नान्मृगयमाणस्तु नाससाद वने प्रियाम्।शोकरक्तेक्षणश्शोकादुन्मत्त इव लक्ष्यते।।3.60.10।।
yatnān mṛgayamāṇas tu nāsasāda vane priyām |
śokaraktekṣaṇaḥ śokād unmatta iva lakṣyate || 3.60.10 ||
എത്ര ശ്രമിച്ചും തിരഞ്ഞിട്ടും വനത്തിൽ അവൻ തന്റെ പ്രിയയെ കണ്ടില്ല; ദുഃഖം കൊണ്ട് ചുവന്ന കണ്ണുകളോടെ, ശോകത്താൽ ഉന്മത്തനെന്നപോലെ അവൻ തോന്നി.
O great charioteer you are the lord of the Ikshvaku race and of the world just like Indra, chief among the gods.
FAQs
Even the righteous experience overwhelming grief; dharma does not erase emotion, but demands right action despite emotional collapse.
After Sītā’s disappearance, Rāma searches the forest urgently but fails to find her, and his sorrow becomes visibly extreme.
Rāma’s deep marital fidelity and love—his ‘priyā’ is central, and his grief underscores unwavering commitment.