Shloka 4

सीतावियोगे रामविलापः

Rāma’s Lament in Separation from Sītā

Devanagari script

कदलीस्कन्धसदृशौ कदल्या संवृतावुभौ।ऊरू पश्यामि ते देवि नासि शक्ता निगूहितुम्।।3.62.4।।

Transliteration

kadalī-skandha-sadṛśau kadalyā saṃvṛtāv ubhau | ūrū paśyāmi te devi nāsi śaktā nigūhitum || 3.62.4 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่เทวี ต้นขากลมงามทั้งสองของเจ้า ดุจลำต้นกล้วย แม้ถูกบังด้วยต้นกล้วย ข้าก็ยังแลเห็น; เจ้าไม่อาจซ่อนไว้จากข้าได้

Word by Word

• कदलीस्कन्धसदृशौ: resembling banana trunks
• कदलीस्कन्धसदृशौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदलीस्कन्धसदृश (प्रातिपदिक: कदली + स्कन्ध + सदृश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (qualifier of ऊरू)

• कदल्या: with a banana plant
• कदल्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• संवृतौ: covered
• संवृतौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-वृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण (of ऊरू)

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण (of ऊरू)

• ऊरू: (your) two thighs
• ऊरू: Karma (कर्म/Object of पश्यामि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन (Dual)

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवि: O lady
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शक्ता: able
• शक्ता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of त्वम् implied)

• निगूहितुम्: to hide
• निगूहितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-गूह् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अव्ययकृदन्त; उपसर्ग: नि-

Context

When Rama, devoid of Sita, the lady with beautiful hair, wailed piteously after reaching the forest, Lakshmana too, his face pale out of fear and mind dejected, felt extremely agitated.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē dviṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the sixtysecond sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

The verse underscores truthful perception amid distress: Rāma’s words show a mind struggling to reconcile appearances with reality, reminding that dharmic action requires clear discernment even when emotions surge.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues searching and calling to Sītā, still imagining she is nearby and hiding, before the certainty of abduction fully settles.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determined seeking and attentiveness—Rāma refuses to give up and scrutinizes the surroundings as part of his duty to find Sītā.