Shloka 10

सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma

Public Witness and Protocol

Devanagari script

दिव्याङ्गरागावैदेहीदिव्याभरणभूषिता ।यानमारोहभद्रंतेभर्तात्वांद्रष्टुमिच्छति ।।।।

Transliteration

divyāṅgarāgā vaidehī divyābharaṇabhūṣitā |

yānam āroha bhadraṃ te bhartā tvāṃ draṣṭum icchati ||6.117.10||

Translation

“Wahai Vaidehī, yang disapukan harum ilahi dan dihiasi perhiasan surgawi—naiklah ke kenderaan; semoga sejahtera atasmu. Suamimu ingin melihatmu.”

Word by Word

• दिव्याङ्गरागा: anointed with divine unguents
• दिव्याङ्गरागा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण; vocative sense implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya-aṅga-rāga (दिव्य + अङ्गराग; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वैदेह्याः विशेषणम्

• वैदेही: O Vaidehi
• वैदेही: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन; addressee)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे (addressing)

• दिव्याभरणभूषिता: adorned with divine ornaments
• दिव्याभरणभूषिता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya-ābharaṇa-bhūṣita (दिव्य + आभरण + भूषित; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: दिव्यैः आभरणैः भूषिता; क्त-कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यानम्: vehicle/palanquin
• यानम्: Karma (कर्म; object of mounting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आरोह: mount
• आरोह: Kriyā (क्रिया; command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + ruh (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• भद्रम्: good fortune
• भद्रम्: Sambandha-bodhaka (आशीर्वचन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; आशीर्वादवाचक (benedictive)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th)/षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (for you)

• भर्ता: husband
• भर्ता: Karta (कर्ता; subject of desiring)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म; object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन; purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• इच्छति: desires
• इच्छति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Context

"Vaidehi! Anointed with a wonderful fragrance, decked with beautiful ornaments, auspicious and ascending the palanquin, your husband desires to see you."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Rāma (as bhartā)

FAQs

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

Dharma as dignified conduct: even at the edge of reunion, actions follow propriety—preparation, respectful invitation, and truthful communication of Rāma’s wish.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā is instructed to be ceremonially prepared and brought by conveyance so she may meet Rāma after the war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respectful restraint and decorum (maryādā) surrounding a royal reunion, expressed through orderly preparation and courteous speech.