Shloka 6

निमित्तप्रादुर्भावः

Auspicious Omens Arise for Sita

Devanagari script

एतैर्निमित्तैरपरैश्च सुभ्रूः सम्बोधिता प्रागपि साधु सिद्धैः।वातातपक्लान्तमिव प्रणष्टं वर्षेण बीजं प्रतिसंजहर्ष।।5.29.6।।

Transliteration

etair nimittair aparaiś ca subhrūḥ sambodhitā prāg api sādhu siddhaiḥ |

vātātapaklāntam iva praṇaṣṭaṃ varṣeṇa bījaṃ pratisaṃjaharṣa ||5.29.6||

Translation

இவ்வாறானவும் பிறவும் நல்விளக்கங்களால்—முன்னரே सिद्ध முனிவர்கள் மங்களமென உறுதி செய்தவற்றால்—அழகிய புருவங்களையுடைய சீதையின் மகிழ்ச்சி மீண்டும் எழுந்தது; காற்றும் வெயிலும் களைத்த விதை மழையால் மீண்டும் உயிர் பெறுவது போல।

Word by Word

एतैःby these

निमित्तैःby omens/indications

अपरैःby other (ones)

चand

सुभ्रूःthe fair-browed lady (Sītā)

सम्बोधिताwas addressed/comforted

प्राक्formerly/before

अपिalso/even

साधुwell/properly

सिद्धैःby the accomplished ones/seers

वातातपक्लान्तम्wearied/blighted by wind and heat

इवlike/as if

प्रणष्टम्lost/perished (as if gone)

वर्षेणby rain

बीजम्seed

प्रतिसंजहर्षrejoiced/was gladdened

Context

Reassured by such omens which augured well as tested by time, Sita, with beautiful eye-brows, and deep foresight experienced great joy, like a seed blighted by the wind and the Sun comes back to joyful life through a pleasing shower. (A foreteller is addressed as siddha in sanskrit dramas)

Characters & Entities

Sītā

siddhas (accomplished seers)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is steadfast endurance: even amid suffering, one should not abandon righteous hope; auspicious signs reawaken courage to continue in truth and fidelity.

What is the narrative situation?

In Aśoka-vana, Sītā perceives favorable omens and becomes inwardly strengthened, anticipating relief and Rāma’s eventual success.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s resilience—her capacity to recover clarity and hope without compromising satya (truthfulness) and fidelity to dharma.