Shloka 6

सरमा-सीता संवादः

Saramā Consoles Sītā; Preparations in Laṅkā

Devanagari script

उक्तायद्रावणेनत्वंप्रत्युक्तश्चस्वयंत्वया ।सखीस्नेहेनतभदीरुमयासर्वंप्रतिश्रुतम् ।।।।लीनयागहनेशून्येभयमुत्सृज्यरावणात् ।तवहेतोर्विशालाक्षी नहिमेजीवितंप्रियम् ।।।।

Transliteration

uktā yad rāvaṇena tvaṃ pratyuktaś ca svayaṃ tvayā |

sakhī snehena tat bhīru mayā sarvaṃ pratiśrutam ||

Translation

“راون نے تم سے جو کچھ کہا، اور تم نے خود جو جواب دیا—اے ڈرپوک—سہیلی کے س्नेہ سے میں نے وہ سب کچھ سن لیا ہے۔”

Word by Word

• uktā: spoken
• uktā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (1), Singular; implied 'vāk'/'kathā' or 'sā (kathā)' understood

• yat: what (which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun, Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular; correlates with tat/sarvam

• rāvaṇena: by Ravana
• rāvaṇena: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3), Singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1), Singular

• pratyuktaḥ: replied
• pratyuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-√vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; agrees with tvam

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• svayam: yourself
• svayam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3), Singular

• sakhī-snehena: out of friendly affection
• sakhī-snehena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक) + sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: sakhyāḥ snehaḥ; Masculine, Instrumental (3), Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular; correlates with yat

• bhadīru: O timid one
• bhadīru: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīru (प्रातिपदिक) with bha- intensifier (भद्/भद्र-प्राय)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8), Singular; address to Sita

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3), Singular

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular; object of pratiśrutam

• pratiśrutam: was heard/understood
• pratiśrutam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√śru (श्रु धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular; used as verbal predicate: 'was heard/understood'

• līnayā: while hidden
• līnayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: līna (लीन, प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त) from √lī (ली धातु) 'to hide/adhere'; Feminine, Instrumental (3), Singular; qualifies implied 'mayā' (I, being hidden)

• gahane: in a thicket/hidden place
• gahane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gahana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular

• śūnye: deserted
• śūnye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7), Singular; qualifies gahane

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular; object of utsṛjya

• utsṛjya: having cast off
• utsṛjya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-√sṛj (सृज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), Avyaya usage

• rāvaṇāt: from Ravana
• rāvaṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5), Singular

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6), Singular

• hetoḥ: for the sake (of)
• hetoḥ: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6) (also Ablative possible by form), Singular; idiom: 'for the sake of'

• viśālākṣi: O large-eyed one
• viśālākṣi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: viśāle akṣiṇī yasyāḥ; Feminine, Vocative (8), Singular

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Emphatic particle (निपात)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6) (also Dative possible by form), Singular

• jīvitam: life
• jīvitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; subject complement with priyam

• priyam: dear
• priyam: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; predicate adjective with jīvitam (na ... priyam)

Context

"God like Lady! Beholding the face of Sri Rama whose face is like a just risen full moon, you will cast off tears of sorrow just as a female snake sets its slough free."

Characters & Entities

• Saramā
• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is loyalty aligned with truth: Saramā uses truthful knowledge (what she heard) to protect and reassure Sītā, not to exploit her.

What is the narrative situation?

Saramā tells Sītā she has secretly heard the exchange between Sītā and Rāvaṇa, implying she understands the danger and Sītā’s steadfastness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faithful friendship and moral courage—Saramā positions herself as a trustworthy ally inside the enemy’s domain.