Shloka 30

सीतान्वेषणविलापः

Rama’s Lament and Search for Sita

Devanagari script

व्यक्तं सा भक्षिता बाला राक्षसैः पिशिताशनैः।विभज्याङ्कानि सर्वाणि मया विरहिता प्रिया।।3.60.30।।

Transliteration

vyaktaṃ sā bhakṣitā bālā rākṣasaiḥ piśitāśanaiḥ | vibhajyāṅgāni sarvāṇi mayā virahitā priyā || 3.60.30 ||

Translation

Tila tiyak na, habang hiwalay sa akin, ang aking batang minamahal ay pinagputul-putol at kinain ng mga Rakshasa na kumakain ng laman.

Word by Word

• व्यक्तम्: clearly
• व्यक्तम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vyakta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग; नपुंसक-प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनरूपेण वाक्योपपद (adverbial: clearly)

• सा: she
• सा: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• भक्षिता: devoured
• भक्षिता: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• बाला: young girl
• बाला: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• राक्षसैः: by demons
• राक्षसैः: Kartā (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental plural)

• पिशिताशनैः: flesh-eating
• पिशिताशनैः: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण; agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: piśita + aśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पिशितम् अश्नन्ति), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental plural)

• विभज्य: having torn apart
• विभज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + bhaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having torn/divided)

• अङ्गानि: limbs
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative plural)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative plural)

• मया: by me / from me
• मया: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; 'from me' in sense of separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• विरहिता: separated (from me)
• विरहिता: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virahita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (separated), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• प्रिया: beloved
• प्रिया: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Context

It is clear that separated from me, the body of my young beloved is torn off and eaten away by carnivorous demons.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• rākṣasa

FAQs

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

The verse highlights accountability within dharma: Rāma’s grief turns into self-reproach—he feels that separation caused by circumstance has exposed Sītā to danger, underscoring the ruler/guardian’s duty to protect.

What is the narrative situation?

In panic after not finding Sītā, Rāma imagines the worst—that rākṣasas have killed and eaten her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Conscientious responsibility—Rāma’s immediate instinct is not denial but moral concern and self-scrutiny.