Shloka 15

सरमा-सीता संवादः

Saramā Consoles Sītā; Preparations in Laṅkā

Devanagari script

शोकस्तेविगतस्सर्वःकल्याणंत्वामुपस्थितम् ।ध्रुवंत्वांभजतेलक्ष्मीःप्रियंतेप्रीतिकरंशृणुः ।।।।

Transliteration

śokas te vigatas sarvaḥ kalyāṇaṃ tvām upasthitam |

dhruvaṃ tvāṃ bhajate lakṣmīḥ priyaṃ te prītikaraṃ śṛṇuḥ ||6.33.15||

Translation

ขอให้ความโศกทั้งปวงของท่านสิ้นไปเถิด มงคลได้มาปรากฏต่อหน้าแล้ว แน่นอนพระลักษมีจักมาสถิตแก่ท่าน—บัดนี้จงฟังถ้อยคำอันเป็นที่รักและชื่นใจจากข้าพเจ้า

Word by Word

• शोकः: grief
• शोकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• विगतः: gone; departed
• विगतः: कर्मणि-भाव (Karmaṇi-bhāva/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (वि-√गम्, क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with शोकः; English: 'gone'

• सर्वः: all; entire
• सर्वः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies शोकः)

• कल्याणम्: good fortune; auspiciousness
• कल्याणम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; subject of उपस्थितम्

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उपस्थितम्: has arrived; is present
• उपस्थितम्: कर्मणि-भाव (Karmaṇi-bhāva/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (उप-√स्था, क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with कल्याणम्; English: 'arrived/present'

• ध्रुवम्: surely
• ध्रुवम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of certainty)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भजते: attends; favors
• भजते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; English: 'attends/serves/chooses'

• लक्ष्मीः: Fortune; Lakshmi
• लक्ष्मीः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; subject of भजते

• प्रियम्: pleasant thing; good news
• प्रियम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object of शृणु (understood)

• ते: for you; to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी) or षष्ठी; here dative sense with 'for you'; एकवचन

• प्रीति-करम्: joy-giving
• प्रीति-करम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies प्रियम्)

• शृणु: hear; listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

"O Sita! One who is endowed with long rounded arms and broad chest, a valorous one, a glorious wielder of bow and powerful Rama along with his brother Lakshmana, is always a protector of himself and all surrounding him. He is a knower of sastras of propriety. Raghava is majestic with inconceivable courage and a destroyer of foes. He will not be killed."

Characters & Entities

• Saramā
• Sītā
• Lakṣmī (as fortune/deity)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes sustaining hope through truthful reassurance: Saramā encourages emotional steadiness so Sītā can remain anchored in satya and endurance.

What is the narrative situation?

After identifying the event as deception, Saramā comforts Sītā and prepares to deliver encouraging news.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Saramā’s benevolent counsel and Sītā’s resilience—turning from despair toward confidence in righteous outcome.