Shloka 8

सीतावियोगे रामविलापः

Rama’s Lament in Separation from Sita

Devanagari script

तौ लोहितस्य प्रियदर्शनस्य सदोचितावुत्तमचन्दनस्य।वृत्तौ स्तनौ शोणितपङ्कदिग्धौ नूनं प्रियाया मम नाभिभातः।।।।

Transliteration

tau lohitasya priyadarśanasya sadocitāv uttamacandanasya |

vṛttau stanau śoṇitapaṅkadigdhau nūnaṃ priyāyā mama nābhibhātaḥ ||

Translation

എന്റെ പ്രിയയുടെ ആ വൃത്തസ്തനങ്ങൾ—ചുവപ്പിന്റെ ലാളിത്യത്തോടെ ദർശനസുഖകരവും, എപ്പോഴും ഉത്തമചന്ദനലേപം അർഹിച്ചതുമായവ—ഇപ്പോൾ രക്തവും ചെളിയും പുരണ്ടതിനാൽ നിശ്ചയം ശോഭിക്കുന്നില്ല.

Word by Word

तौthose two

लोहितस्यof the copper-red (complexioned one)

प्रियदर्शनस्यof the lovely-looking one

सदाalways

उचितौaccustomed/used (to)

उत्तमचन्दनस्यof the best sandal(-paste)

वृत्तौround, circular (two)

स्तनौthe two breasts

शोणितपङ्कदिग्धौsmeared with blood and mud

नूनम्surely

प्रियायाof (my) beloved

ममmy

नnot

अभिभातःshines forth/appears pleasing

Context

The timid princess of mine forcibly carried away into the sky by a demon must have again and again cried aloud out of fear in a broken voice.

Characters & Entities

Rama

Lakshmana

Sita

FAQs

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

Dharma here is the recognition of harm and the duty to restore dignity: Rama’s lament is not sensual but moral—he grieves the violation and suffering of his wife.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama imagines Sita physically harmed during the abduction, contrasting her former adorned state with her present distress.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and tenderness toward one’s spouse, expressing the protective and honoring dimension of marital dharma.