Shloka 23

सीताविलापः

Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow

Devanagari script

कल्याणैरुचितंयत्तत्परिष्वक्तंमयैवतु ।क्रव्यादैस्तच्छरीरंतेमानंविपरिकृष्यते ।।6.32.23।।

Transliteration

kalyāṇair ucitaṃ yat tat pariṣvaktaṃ mayaiva tu |

kravyādais tac charīraṃ te mānaṃ viparikṛṣyate ||6.32.23||

Translation

മംഗളകരമായ അലങ്കാരങ്ങൾക്ക് യോജിച്ചും ഞാൻ മാത്രം ഭക്തിപൂർവ്വം ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്തതുമായ നിന്റെ ശരീരം ഇപ്പോൾ ക്രവ്യാദ ജീവികൾ അപമാനത്തോടെ വലിച്ചിഴക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कल्याणैः: with auspicious (things)
• कल्याणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental

• रुचितम्: adorned, made pleasing
• रुचितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'adorned/pleasing'

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परिष्वक्तम्: embraced
• परिष्वक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'embraced'

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• तु: but
• तु: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adversative particle

• क्रव्यादैः: by flesh-eaters (carnivores)
• क्रव्यादैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्याद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive 'your'

• मानम्: honour, respect
• मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'honour/respect' (contextual object/qualifier)

• विपरिकृष्यते: is dragged away
• विपरिकृष्यते: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + परि + कृष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; passive-like sense 'is dragged'

Context

"This body which used to be decorated by me with auspicious items, with great respect is dragged by cruel animals."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Respect for the human body and proper rites: Sītā’s lament implies the dharmic need for dignified treatment after death, contrasting it with a horrifying, unrighteous end.

What is the narrative situation?

In her delusion of Rāma’s death, Sītā imagines his body exposed to desecration by scavengers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence (māna) and tenderness—Sītā’s love is expressed as honoring what is sacred and worthy.