Shloka 26

सीतावृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् / Report of Sītā’s Condition and Tokens of Recognition

Devanagari script

एतदेव मयाख्यातं सर्वं राघव यद्यथा।।।।सर्वथा सागरजले संतारः प्रविधीयताम्।

Transliteration

etad eva mayākhyātaṃ sarvaṃ rāghava yadyathā |

sarvathā sāgarajale saṃtāraḥ pravidhīyatām |

Translation

اے راغھو! میں نے تم سے سب کچھ ویسا ہی بیان کر دیا ہے جیسا ہوا تھا۔ اب ہر طرح سے سمندر کے پانی میں پار اُترنے کا بندوبست کیا جائے۔

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (here: object of ākhyātam)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• ākhyātam: has been narrated
• ākhyātam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√khyā (धातु) + kta (क्त-कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (has been told)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rāghava: O Raghava (Rama)
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• yat: what
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; यत्-तत्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• yathā: as; in the manner
• yathā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: as/how)

• sarvathā: by all means; in every way
• sarvathā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/प्रकार-अव्यय (in every way)

• sāgarajale: in the ocean-water (i.e., across the ocean)
• sāgarajale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (sāgarasya jalam)

• saṃtāraḥ: crossing; passage
• saṃtāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pravidhīyatām: let (it) be arranged
• pravidhīyatām: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let it be arranged/provided’

Context

"Having crossed the sea consisting of a hundred yojanas in quest of Vaidehi, I found her.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Raghava)
• Ocean (Sagara)

FAQs

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

Satya (truthfulness) joined to dharma (right action): after truthful reporting, the righteous duty is to act decisively to protect the innocent and restore justice.

What is the narrative situation?

The report culminates in a practical imperative: arrange the means to cross the ocean and proceed toward Lanka.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsible leadership—Rama is urged to translate truth into timely, dharmic action.