Shloka 1

सीतावियोगे रामविलापः

Rāma’s Lament in Separation from Sītā

Devanagari script

सीतामपश्यन्धर्मात्मा शोकोपहतचेतनः।विललाप महाबाहू रामः कमललोचनः।।3.62.1।।

Transliteration

sītām apaśyan dharmātmā śokopahatacetanaḥ | vilalāpa mahābāhū rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ || 3.62.1 ||

Translation

സീതയെ കാണാതെയായി ധർമ്മാത്മാവായ, ദുഃഖം മൂടിയ മനസ്സോടെ മഹാബാഹുവും കമലലോചനനും ആയ ശ്രീരാമൻ കരുണാവിലാപം ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of अपश्यन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपश्यन्: not seeing
• अपश्यन्: Karta (कर्ता participle agreeing with रामः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञर्थे (not seeing)

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: धर्म + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शोकोपहतचेतनः: whose senses were struck by grief
• शोकोपहतचेतनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोकोपहतचेतन (प्रातिपदिक: शोक + उपहत + चेतन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (उपहत = क्त) विशेषण

• विललाप: lamented
• विललाप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: वि-

• महाबाहुः: long-armed
• महाबाहुः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक: महा + बाहु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कमललोचनः: lotus-eyed
• कमललोचनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमललोचन (प्रातिपदिक: कमल + लोचन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Context

The righteous, the long-armed,lotus-eyed Rama, unable to see Sita wept with his senses overwhilmed by grief.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma is compatible with human vulnerability: the epic portrays the dharmātmā hero as genuinely affected by loss, making righteousness a lived struggle rather than an emotionless ideal.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrative transitions into the next chapter, summarizing Rāma’s continued lament as he cannot find Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dharmic identity (dharmātmā) alongside his deep capacity for love and grief.