Shloka 14

सरमा-सीता संवादः

Saramā Consoles Sītā; Preparations in Laṅkā

Devanagari script

अयुक्तबुद्धिकृत्येनसर्वभूतविरोधिना ।इहप्रमुक्तारौद्रेणमायामायाविदात्वयि ।।।।

Transliteration

ayuktabuddhikṛtyena sarvabhūtavirodhinā |

iha pramuktā raudreṇa māyā māyāvidā tvayi ||6.33.14||

Translation

“Dengan nasihat yang sesat dan permusuhan terhadap segala makhluk, si pengamal māyā itu, dalam amarahnya, telah melepaskan tipu daya ilusi ini terhadapmu.”

Word by Word

• अयुक्त-बुद्धि-कृत्येन: by a deed of misguided intellect
• अयुक्त-बुद्धि-कृत्येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (descriptive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव: 'by/through an act of perverse intellect'

• सर्व-भूत-विरोधिना: by one hostile to all beings
• सर्व-भूत-विरोधिना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + विरोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies implied agent, e.g., त्वया/मायाविदा); English: instrumental singular adjective

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• प्रमुक्ता: set loose; unleashed
• प्रमुक्ता: कर्मणि-भाव (Karmaṇi-bhāva/Passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (प्र-√मुच्, क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; agrees with माया; English: 'released/let loose'

• रौद्रेण: with rage; in fury
• रौद्रेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; भाववाचक: 'with/through fury'

• माया: illusion; trick
• माया: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; subject of प्रमुक्ता

• माया-विदा: by the sorcerer; by the knower of tricks
• माया-विदा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; 'मायां वेत्ति' (knower of illusion); कृदन्त (विद् + क्विप्/agentive), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; English: instrumental 'by the illusion-knower'

• त्वयि: upon you; against you
• त्वयि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative target)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी); English: locative 'in/against you'

Context

"O Sita! One who is endowed with long rounded arms and broad chest, a valorous one, a glorious wielder of bow and powerful Rama along with his brother Lakshmana, is always a protector of himself and all surrounding him. He is a knower of sastras of propriety. Raghava is majestic with inconceivable courage and a destroyer of foes. He will not be killed."

Characters & Entities

• Saramā
• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa (implied: māyāvid, hostile to beings)

FAQs

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

It contrasts satya with māyā: dharma requires discernment and truthfulness, while hostility and deceit are condemned as adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Saramā explains that Sītā’s perception of disaster is caused by an enemy’s illusion meant to break her resolve.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s need for steadfastness and discernment, and Saramā’s truthful counsel in exposing deception.