Shloka 16
सीताविलापः
Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow
उपशेषेमहाबाहो: मांविहायतपस्विनीम् ।प्रियामिवसमालशिष्यपृथिवींपुरुषर्षभ ।।6.32.16।।
upaśeṣe mahābāhoḥ māṃ vihāya tapasvinīm | priyām iva samāliśya pṛthivīṃ puruṣarṣabha || 6.32.16 ||
โอ้มหาพาหุ ผู้เป็นโคอุศภะในหมู่บุรุษ—ละทิ้งข้า ผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ แล้วท่านนอนอยู่กอดแผ่นดิน ประหนึ่งนางคือที่รักของท่าน
"O mighty-armed one! A bull among men and a noble one, you are embracing the earth as though it is your beloved and sleeping leaving me in the sky."
FAQs
It points to the dharmic pain of separation: even the righteous may fall, and loved ones must face suffering while holding to truth and restraint.
Seeing Rama motionless on the ground, Sita describes him as if he ‘embraces the earth,’ intensifying the image of death-like stillness.
Sita’s tapas (inner discipline) is foregrounded—she names herself tapasvinī even while grieving.