Shloka 24

Dyumatsena’s Restoration and Sāvitrī’s Disclosure of Yama’s Boons (आरण्यकपर्व, अध्याय २८२)

Devanagari script

।। इत्युक्त्वा प्रारूवत्‌ सीता कम्पयन्ती पयोधरौ

Transliteration

ity uktvā prārudat sītā kampayantī payodharau

Translation

Tendo dito isso, Sītā rompeu em pranto; seu peito tremia, tomado pela dor.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti

• uktvā: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac
• Form: ktvā (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral), non-finite

• prāruvat: she wept / began to cry
• Type: Verb
• Root: ru
• Form: laṅ (imperfect), 3, singular, parasmaipada

• sītā: Sītā
• sītā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• kampayantī: trembling / causing to tremble
• Type: Verb
• Root: kamp
• Form: śatṛ (present active participle), feminine, nominative, singular

• payodharau: breasts (lit. milk-bearers)
• payodharau: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: payodhara
• Form: masculine, accusative, dual

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sītā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical dimension of suffering: even the virtuous may be driven to tears, and such grief invites compassion rather than judgment, reminding listeners that dharma includes sensitivity to others’ pain.

What is happening in the narrative?

After finishing her statement, Sītā begins to cry, physically trembling—Markaṇḍeya’s narration pauses on her emotional reaction to emphasize the intensity of the situation.