Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 22

पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्

Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka

Devanagari script

तौदृष्टवाभ्रातरौतत्रप्रवीरौपुरुषर्षभौ ।शयानौपुण्डरीकाक्षौकुमाराविवपावकी ।।6.47.21।।शरतल्पगतौवीरौतथाभूतानरर्षभौ ।दुःखार्ताकरुणंसीतासुभृशंविललापह ।।6.47.22।।

Transliteration

tau dṛṣṭvā bhrātarau tatra pravīrau puruṣarṣabhau | śayānau puṇḍarīkākṣau kumārāv iva pāvakī ||6.47.21||

śara-talpa-gatau vīrau tathā-bhūtau nararṣabhau | duḥkhārtā karuṇaṃ sītā subhṛśaṃ vilalāpa ha ||6.47.22||

Translation

Nang makita roon ang dalawang magkapatid na dakilang bayani, mga pinakamainam sa mga lalaki, may matang gaya ng lotus, nakahimlay sa higaan ng mga palaso na gayon ang kalagayan—si Sītā, dinurog ng dalamhati, ay tumangis nang kaawa-awa at buong tindi.

Word by Word

• शरतल्पगतौ: gone to/lying on a bed of arrows
• शरतल्पगतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर + तल्प + गत (गम्-धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: शरतल्पे गतौ), क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त (past participle) from गम्; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा? here as विशेषण of वीरौ (Nom. dual) → प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), द्विवचन; कर्तृपद (subject) of implied state

• तथाभूतौ: being in such a state
• तथाभूतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + भूत (भू-धातु)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (तथा + भूत = 'thus become'), क्त-कृदन्त from भू; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण of वीरौ

• नरर्षभौ: best of men (two)
• नरर्षभौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: नराणाम् ऋषभौ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; उपाधि of वीरौ

• दुःखार्ता: afflicted with sorrow
• दुःखार्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + आर्त (ऋ-धातु/आर्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दुःखेन आर्ता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of सीता

• करुणम्: piteously
• करुणम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: करुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-द्वितीया (accusative used adverbially)

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ (subject)

• सुभृशम्: exceedingly
• सुभृशम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुभृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तीव्रतावाचक

• विललाप: lamented
• विललाप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ललप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद? actually लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातु: ललप् (to lament) with उपसर्ग वि

• ह: indeed
• ह: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), पदपूरण/निश्चयार्थक

Context

Seeing the gallant bulls among men, the two brothers with big eyes, the two heroes like sons of fire god lying on the bed of arrows in such a state, Sita was filled with intense sorrow and pity burst into tears being affected extremely.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

The repetition underscores the moral weight of compassion and fidelity: dharma is not abstract, but felt as lived responsibility and love.

What is the narrative situation?

A repeated (or re-numbered) unit in the recension reiterates Sītā’s reaction to the brothers’ wounded condition.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s steadfast devotion and tender-heartedness under extreme psychological pressure.