Shloka 7

सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma

Public Witness and Protocol

Devanagari script

दिव्याङ्गरागांवैदेहींदिव्याभरणभूषिताम् ।इहसीतांशिरःस्नातामुपस्थापयमाचिरम् ।।6.117.7।।

Transliteration

divyāṅga-rāgāṃ vaidehīṃ divyābharaṇa-bhūṣitām | iha sītāṃ śiraḥ-snātām upasthāpaya mā ciram ||

Translation

“Bawalah Sītā ke mari tanpa berlengah—Vaidehī—yang telah mandi dan menyegarkan diri, disapukan minyak wangi yang mulia, serta dihiasi perhiasan yang gemilang.”

Word by Word

• दिव्याङ्गरागाम्: anointed with divine unguents
• दिव्याङ्गरागाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya-aṅga-rāga (दिव्य + अङ्गराग; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: दिव्यः अङ्गरागः यस्याः सा; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वैदेही/सीतायाः विशेषणम्

• वैदेहीम्: Vaidehi (Sita)
• वैदेहीम्: Karma (कर्म; person to be brought)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्: adorned with divine ornaments
• दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya-ābharaṇa-bhūṣita (दिव्य + आभरण + भूषित; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: दिव्यैः आभरणैः भूषिता; भूषित = √bhūṣ (भूष्) + kta (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वैदेही-समन्वय (apposition)

• शिरःस्नाताम्: having bathed (her head)
• शिरःस्नाताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiras-snāta (शिरस् + स्नात; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: शिरसि स्नाता/शिरःस्नाता; स्नात = √snā (स्ना) + kta (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उपस्थापय: bring/present
• उपस्थापय: Kriyā (क्रिया; command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long (delay)
• चिरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः (accusative used adverbially), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कालवाचक

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Vaidehī
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma as maryādā (propriety): Sītā is to be presented with dignity and due honor, reflecting respect for her person and status.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma instructs Vibhīṣaṇa to prepare and escort Sītā from the inner quarters to the public meeting.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s commitment to decorum and respectful conduct even amid post-war turmoil.