Shloka 25

सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः

Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha

Devanagari script

यथामेहृदयंनित्यंनापसर्पतिराघवात् ।तथालोकस्यसाक्षीमांसर्वतःपातुपावकः ।।।।

Transliteration

yathā me hṛdayaṃ nityaṃ nāpasarpati rāghavāt | tathā lokasya sākṣī māṃ sarvataḥ pātu pāvakaḥ || 6.119.25 ||

Translation

หากดวงใจของข้าพเจ้าไม่เคยผินหนีจากพระราฆวะเลยเป็นนิตย์ ขอปาวกะ—สักขีพยานแห่งโลก—จงคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้าทุกทิศทุกทาง

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/just as)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• हृदयम्: heart/mind
• हृदयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative) = ‘always’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अपसर्पति: departs/strays away
• अपसर्पति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-सृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• राघवात्: from Raghava (Rama)
• राघवात्: Apādāna (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तद्वत्/एवम्-अर्थक अव्यय (so/likewise)

• लोकस्य: of the world
• लोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• साक्षी: witness
• साक्षी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• सर्वतः: from all sides/always
• सर्वतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (from all sides/always)

• पातु: may (he) protect
• पातु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पावकः: Fire (Agni)
• पावकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Context

"If it is true that my heart has never slid from Raghava at all, may the fire god protect me always and so also the world witness."

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Pāvaka/Agni

FAQs

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

Satya as verifiable integrity: Sītā anchors truth not in persuasion but in inner constancy (steadfast mind) and calls upon an impartial cosmic witness (Agni).

What is the narrative situation?

Standing near the fire, Sītā begins her formal declaration, asserting unwavering fidelity to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast loyalty and truthfulness—unshaken devotion in thought.