Shloka 8

सीतावियोगे रामविलापः

Rama’s Lament in Separation from Sita

Devanagari script

तौ लोहितस्य प्रियदर्शनस्य सदोचितावुत्तमचन्दनस्य।वृत्तौ स्तनौ शोणितपङ्कदिग्धौ नूनं प्रियाया मम नाभिभातः।।।।

Transliteration

tau lohitasya priyadarśanasya sadocitāv uttamacandanasya |

vṛttau stanau śoṇitapaṅkadigdhau nūnaṃ priyāyā mama nābhibhātaḥ ||

Translation

ทรวงอกกลมงามของนางผู้เป็นที่รักของเรา—น่าชมยิ่ง และเคยชโลมด้วยจันทน์ชั้นเลิศอยู่เสมอ—บัดนี้คงไม่งามดังเดิม ถูกเปื้อนเลือดและโคลนตม

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; पुल्लिङ्गे द्विवचनम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative dual, masc.)

• लोहितस्य: of the copper-red (complexioned one)
• लोहितस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive singular, masc.)

• प्रियदर्शनस्य: of the lovely-looking one
• प्रियदर्शनस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिके; समासः)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (प्रियं दर्शनं यस्य/प्रियं दर्शनम्); विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive singular, masc.)

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• उचितौ: accustomed/used (to)
• उचितौ: कर्ता-विशेषण (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्गे द्विवचनम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative dual, masc.)

• उत्तमचन्दनस्य: of the best sandal(-paste)
• उत्तमचन्दनस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तम + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिके; समासः)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (उत्तमं चन्दनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive singular, neut.)

• वृत्तौ: round, circular (two)
• वृत्तौ: कर्ता-विशेषण (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्गे द्विवचनम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative dual, masc.)

• स्तनौ: the two breasts
• स्तनौ: कर्ता (subject; apposition to तौ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्विवचनम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative dual, masc.)

• शोणितपङ्कदिग्धौ: smeared with blood and mud
• शोणितपङ्कदिग्धौ: कर्ता-विशेषण (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोणित + पङ्क + दिग्ध (प्रातिपदिके; समासः)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (शोणित-पङ्केन दिग्धौ); विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्गे द्विवचनम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative dual, masc.)

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: वाक्योपपादक (sentence particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle/adverb of certainty)

• प्रियाया: of (my) beloved
• प्रियाया: सम्बन्ध (genitive: of (my) beloved)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive singular, fem.)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (genitive: my)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive singular)

• न: not
• न: प्रतिषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negative particle)

• अभिभातः: shines forth/appears pleasing
• अभिभातः: क्रिया (predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + भा (धातु)
• Form: धातुः: भा (दीप्तौ/प्रकाशने) उपसर्गः अभि; लट्-लकारः (Present); प्रथम-पुरुषः; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Context

The timid princess of mine forcibly carried away into the sky by a demon must have again and again cried aloud out of fear in a broken voice.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita

FAQs

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

Dharma here is the recognition of harm and the duty to restore dignity: Rama’s lament is not sensual but moral—he grieves the violation and suffering of his wife.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama imagines Sita physically harmed during the abduction, contrasting her former adorned state with her present distress.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and tenderness toward one’s spouse, expressing the protective and honoring dimension of marital dharma.