Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 23

सीताविलापः—त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च

Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation

Devanagari script

कारणानिचवक्ष्यामिमहान्तिसदृशानिच ।यथेमौजीवतोदेवीभ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।।।

Transliteration

kāraṇāni ca vakṣyāmi mahānti sadṛśāni ca | yathemau jīvato devī bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ||

Translation

At aking sasabihin sa iyo, O mahal na Ginang, ang mga dahilan—dakila at kapani-paniwala—kung bakit ganito: ang dalawang magkapatid na sina Rāma at Lakṣmaṇa ay buhay pa.

Word by Word

• kāraṇāni: reasons
• kāraṇāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana; nominative plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya

• vakṣyāmi: I shall tell
• vakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्/periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• mahānti: great
• mahānti: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana; agrees with kāraṇāni

• sadṛśāni: appropriate/similar
• sadṛśāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana; agrees with kāraṇāni

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya

• yathā: how/that
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Saṃbandha-avyaya (in such a way that)

• imau: these two
• imau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Dvivacana; demonstrative pronoun

• jīvataḥ: alive
• jīvataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīvat (कृदन्त; √jīv, शतृ)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Dvivacana; present participle: "living"; agrees with imau/bhrātarau

• devī: O lady
• devī: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (8th/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• bhrātarau: the two brothers
• bhrātarau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Dvivacana

• rāma-lakṣmaṇau: Rama and Lakshmana
• rāma-lakṣmaṇau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Dvivacana; apposition to bhrātarau

Context

"O Devi! Rama and Lakshmana are alive. I see great reasons for this."

Characters & Entities

• Trijaṭā
• Sītā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is joined with viveka (discernment): Trijaṭā does not merely soothe but promises reasoned grounds, aligning truth (satya) with rational explanation.

What is the narrative situation?

Trijaṭā reassures Sītā that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa live and offers to explain the signs/reasons supporting this.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trijaṭā’s steadiness and clarity (dhairya and viveka) in the face of fear-driven rumor.