Shloka 33
सीताविलापः
Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow
इतिसदुःखसन्तप्ताविललापायतेक्षणा ।भर्तुश्शिरोधनुस्तत्रसमीक्ष्यचपुनःपुनः ।।6.32.33।।
iti sa-duḥkha-santaptā vilalāpa āyatīkṣaṇā |
bhartuḥ śiro dhanuś tatra samīkṣya ca punaḥ punaḥ ||6.32.33||
ഇങ്ങനെ കടുത്ത ദുഃഖത്തിൽ ദഹിച്ച വിശാലനേത്രയായ സീത വിലപിച്ചു; അവിടെ ഭർത്താവിന്റെ ശിരസ്സിനെയും ധനുസ്സിനെയും വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നോക്കി കരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.
Burning in sorrow, the broad eyed Sita gazing at the head of her husband and the bow again and again lamented.
FAQs
The verse illustrates the human cost when dharma seems defeated: grief is portrayed not as weakness but as the emotional truth (satya) of love and duty under apparent catastrophe.
Sītā repeatedly looks at the displayed tokens (head and bow) and laments, believing them to belong to Rāma.
Enduring devotion: her repeated gaze shows fixation on the beloved and the depth of her commitment.