Shloka 12

सीतावियोगे रामविलापः

Rāma’s Lament in Separation from Sītā

Devanagari script

निर्वीर्य इति लोको मां निर्दयश्चेति वक्ष्यति।।3.62.12।।कातरत्वं प्रकाशं हि सीतापनयनेन मे।

Transliteration

nirvīrya iti loko māṃ nirdayaś ceti vakṣyati | kātaratvaṃ prakāśaṃ hi sītāpanayanena me || 3.62.12 ||

Translation

ലോകം എന്നെക്കുറിച്ച് ‘ഇവൻ വീര്യമില്ലാത്തവൻ’ എന്നും ‘ഇവൻ നിർദയൻ’ എന്നും പറയും; കാരണം സീതയുടെ അപഹരണത്താൽ എന്റെ ഭീരുത്വം വെളിച്ചത്തിൽ തെളിഞ്ഞു നിൽക്കും.

Word by Word

• निर्वीर्यः: without valor
• निर्वीर्यः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘माम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (quoted predicate)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक

• लोकः: the world/people
• लोकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• निर्दयः: merciless
• निर्दयः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-दय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘माम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (quoted predicate)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (‘and’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

• वक्ष्यति: will say
• वक्ष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कातरत्वम्: cowardice/timidity
• कातरत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कातरत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• प्रकाशम्: manifest/open
• प्रकाशम्: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (‘openly/manifest’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (वाक्य-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतुवाचक

• सीतापनयनेन: by Sītā’s abduction
• सीतापनयनेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता-अपनयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘सीतायाः अपनयनम्’ = abduction of Sītā; हेतौ

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

Context

After completing the period of my exile when Janaka , king of Mithila, enquires of her welfare how can I face him?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Kṣātra-dharma: a protector must not allow injustice to stand. Rāma fears that failing to protect Sītā violates his duty and truth before society.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma reflects on the moral and social consequences of Sītā’s abduction—how it will be judged as his failure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral accountability: Rāma measures himself by the standard of protection and compassion, not by excuses.