Shloka 28

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः

Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance

Devanagari script

निवृत्तवनवासं च त्वया सार्धमरिन्दमम्।अभिषिक्तमयोध्यायां क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि राघवम्।।।।

Transliteration

nivṛttavanavāsaṁ ca tvayā sārdham arindamam |

abhiṣiktam ayodhyāyāṁ kṣipraṁ drakṣyasi rāghavam ||

Translation

မကြာမီ သင်သည် ရန်သူတို့ကိုနှိမ်နင်းသော ရာဃဝကို မြင်ရလိမ့်မည်—တောနေရပ်ကာလမှ ပြန်လာပြီး အယောဓျာမြို့၌ ရာဇာဘိသေက ခံယူထားကာ သင်လည်း အနား၌ ရှိနေမည်။

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; तृतीया (instrumental)

• वाग्भिः: with words
• वाग्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; तृतीया (instrumental)

• अदीनभाषिणा: by (me) speaking without dejection; reassuring
• अदीनभाषिणा: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + दीन + भाषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभाव (अदीनः भाषी); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया; विशेषण (qualifying 'मया')

• शिवाभिः: auspicious
• शिवाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; तृतीया; विशेषण (qualifying 'वाग्भिः')

• इष्टाभिः: pleasing; welcome
• इष्टाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; तृतीया; विशेषण (dear/pleasing)

• अभिप्रसादिता: comforted; made serene
• अभिप्रसादिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + प्र + सद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; कर्मणि (she having been gladdened/propitiated)

• जगाम: went; attained
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• शान्तिम्: peace; calm
• शान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (genitive)

• मैथिलात्मजा: the daughter of Mithila (Sita)
• मैथिलात्मजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथिल + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मैथिलस्य आत्मजा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• शोकेन: with grief
• शोकेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (instrumental)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then/at that time)

• अभिपीडिता: afflicted; oppressed
• अभिपीडिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + पीड् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषण (qualifying 'मैथिलात्मजा')

Context

'O brave vanaras! I have great doubts about your assistants the vanaras and bears, crossing the ocean.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sītā
• Ayodhyā
• forest exile (vanavāsa)

FAQs

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

Dharma culminates in restoration of rightful order: exile ends, truth is vindicated, and legitimate kingship (rājadharma) is re-established.

What is the narrative situation?

A hopeful vision is voiced: Sītā’s reunion with Rāma and Rāma’s coronation after completing exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faith in dharma’s eventual triumph—steadfast hope anchored in righteousness rather than mere wish.