Shloka 24

सीताविलापः

Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow

Devanagari script

अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैरिष्टवानाप्तदक्षिणैः ।अग्निहोत्रेणसंस्कारंकेनत्वंनतुलप्स्यसे ।।6.32.24।।

Transliteration

agniṣṭomādibhir yajñair iṣṭavān āpta-dakṣiṇaiḥ |

agnihotreṇa saṃskāraṃ kena tvaṃ na tulapsyase ||6.32.24||

Translation

ท่านได้บูชายัญอัคนิษโฏมะและยัญอื่น ๆ พร้อมถวายทักษิณาแก่พราหมณ์โดยครบถ้วน แล้วเหตุใดบัดนี้ท่านจึงมิได้รับสังสการสุดท้าย คือพิธีชำระให้บริสุทธิ์อันเกี่ยวเนื่องกับอัคนิโหตร?

Word by Word

• अग्निष्टोमादिभिः: with Agniṣṭoma and the like
• अग्निष्टोमादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-सदृश (अग्निष्टोम-आदि); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental

• इष्टवान्: having performed (sacrifices)
• इष्टवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्तवत्/Perfect participle active), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having sacrificed'

• आप्तदक्षिणैः: with duly given fees (dakṣiṇās)
• आप्तदक्षिणैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्त + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (आप्ता दक्षिणा येषां ते); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; qualifies यज्ञैः

• अग्निहोत्रेण: by the Agnihotra rite
• अग्निहोत्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental

• संस्कारम्: purificatory rite, sanctification
• संस्कारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• केन: by what (means)? / why?
• केन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental interrogative 'by what/why'

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle

• लप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• लप्स्यसे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

"Why are you, who performed all kinds of sacrificial rituals of fire with all offerings deserve sanctification without doing fire sacrifice?"

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Agnihotra
• Yajña
• Dakṣiṇā

FAQs

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

Dharma as ritual order: the verse assumes that a righteous life aligned with Vedic duties should culminate in proper saṃskāras; the absence of rites appears as a violation of cosmic and social order.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, thinking Rāma is dead, wonders how one so dutiful in sacrifice could meet an end lacking proper sanctification and rites.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dharmic life (yajña, dakṣiṇā, discipline) is foregrounded—his identity as a protector and upholder of Vedic-social norms.