Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 11

सीताविलापः—त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च

Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation

Devanagari script

स्तनौचाविरळौमामकौमग्नचूचुकौ ।मग्नाचोत्सङ्गिनीनाभःपार्श्वोरस्कंचमेचितम् ।।।।

Transliteration

stanau cāviraḷau māmakau magnacūcukau |

magnā ca utsaṅginī nābhiḥ pārśvoraskaṃ ca me citam ||

Translation

Meus seios são bem formados; meu umbigo é profundo e bem situado, e meus flancos e peito são cheios e bem proporcionados.

Word by Word

• stanau: (two) breasts
• stanau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya conjunction

• aviraḷau: not sparse/well-formed
• aviraḷau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-viraḷa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; viśeṣaṇa of stanau

• māmakau: my
• māmakau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; possessive adjective qualifying stanau

• magna-cūcukau: with depressed nipples
• magna-cūcukau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: magna (प्रातिपदिक) + cūcuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; karmadhāraya: magnau cūcukau yatra (with depressed nipples)

• magnā: deep/sunken
• magnā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: magna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of nābhiḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya conjunction

• utsaṅginī: with a surrounding fold
• utsaṅginī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utsaṅginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of nābhiḥ (having a surrounding fold/raised rim)

• nābhiḥ: navel
• nābhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nābhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• pārśva-uraskam: sides and chest
• pārśva-uraskam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक) + uras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; dvandva (itaretara): pārśvaṃ ca uraś ca (sides and chest-region)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya conjunction

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana (enclitic)

• citam: well-filled/fleshy
• citam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of pārśva-uraskam

Context

"My breasts are well formed and developed, the nipples are depressed and joined, the navel is deep, and the surrounding part is fleshy."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā

FAQs

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

It underscores how grief can drive a person to seek meaning in traditional frameworks; dharma encourages steadiness and discernment (viveka) even when interpretations feel shattered.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā continues recounting bodily ‘auspicious’ characteristics, as if weighing them against the apparent death of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance under trauma—Sītā remains reflective rather than vindictive.