Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 22

सीताविलापः—त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च

Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation

Devanagari script

परिदेवयमानांतांराक्षसीत्रिजटाब्रवीत् ।माविषादंकृथादेवी भर्ताऽयंतवजीवति ।।।।

Transliteration

paridevayamānāṁ tāṁ rākṣasī trijaṭā bravīt | mā viṣādaṁ kṛthā devī bhartā 'yaṁ tava jīvati ||

Translation

परिदेवयमानां तां त्रिजटा राक्षसी ब्रवीत्। मा विषादं कृथा देवि, भर्ताऽयं तव जीवति॥

Word by Word

• paridevayamānām: lamenting
• paridevayamānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paridevayamāna (कृदन्त; √dev + pari- उपसर्ग, णिच् causative, शतृ)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; present participle: "lamenting"; agrees with tām

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; pronoun

• rākṣasī: the demoness
• rākṣasī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• trijaṭā: Trijata
• trijaṭā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trijaṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; proper noun

• bravīt: said
• bravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्/aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-avyaya used with imperative/optative (prohibitive): "do not"

• viṣādam: despair/sorrow
• viṣādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• kṛthāḥ: do/make
• kṛthāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; with mā: "do not do"

• devī: O lady
• devī: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (8th/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; vocative address

• bhartā: husband
• bhartā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; genitive pronoun

• jīvati: is alive
• jīvati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jīv (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

Looking at Sita, worried, Trijata said 'Devi, do not despair. Your husband is alive'.

Characters & Entities

• Trijaṭā
• Sītā
• Rāma (as 'your husband')

FAQs

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

It upholds satya as compassionate speech: Trijaṭā counters panic with truth-bearing reassurance, modeling dharmic counsel in a crisis.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing Sītā lament, Trijaṭā intervenes to stop her despair and asserts that Rāma is alive.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trijaṭā’s integrity and compassion—she stands apart from hostile attendants by speaking truthfully and kindly.