Character

悉多

सीताSītā

verses
5,196
books
28
chapters
683
Consort of
羅摩

What the texts say

In the Ramayana, Sita is the daughter of King Janaka of Mithila, and she arose from the earth when a ploughshare struck the field. Ramayana 5.16.15 The epic's opening summary tells of the breaking of the great bow and her marriage to Rama, calling her Janaki, one of her names. Ramayana 1.3.11 When Rama spoke of going to the forest, Sita insisted on following him. Ramayana 2.34.23 Ravana, lord of the rakshasas, carried her weeping to his city of Lanka. Ramayana 3.54.5 Hanuman, who reached Lanka, saw her sorrowing among the rakshasis in the Ashoka grove, and the summary adds a ring given as a token. Ramayana 5.2.14, 5.17.23, 1.3.30 After Rama spoke harshly of her in the assembly, Sita entered the blazing fire. Ramayana 1.1.82 The Devi Bhagavatam tells that later the daughter of the Earth entered Patala, splitting the earth open. Devi Bhagavatam 4.18.57

Where to read

Every verse that names 悉多, book by book.

  1. Ramayana

    3,322 verses · 307 chapters

    All 3,322 verses in the Ramayana
    • 5.35.6

      噢,毗提希,莲瓣般的眼眸啊——你本已知晓你夫君与罗什曼那的形貌与标记;然而吉祥有幸,你仍问我为你细述。

    • 5.37.21

      迈提利啊,今日我必将你送达在普罗娑罗婆那等待的罗伽婆身边,正如圣火把供品传达给释迦(因陀罗)。

    • 5.38.1

      于是,那位猴中之虎、善于言辞者,听罢她的话而心生欢喜,便对悉多开口说道。

    • 1.24.488

      一位聪慧的侍女鼓起勇气,握住悉多的手,对她说话。"你可以之后再冥想高丽,为何不现在看看这两位年轻的王子呢?"悉多羞涩地睁开双眼,看见罗怗族的两头雄狮正站在她面前。端详罗摩从脚到头的美貌,想起父亲的誓言,她的心极为不安。侍女们见悉多已情不自禁,都惊慌地说:"天色已晚。""我们明天此时再来。"如此说着,一位侍女心中暗笑。听出话中隐意,悉多羞涩难当,因惧怕母亲,便说耽搁了时间。她鼓起大勇气,将罗摩迎入心中,再思之后,明白自己仍受父亲管束。

    • 2.11.211

      然后罗怙族之主沐浴,礼拜土制湿婆林伽,低头致敬。悉多合掌对天界之河说道:"母亲啊,请满我所愿。让我与丈夫和小叔平安归来,再行礼拜于您。"听闻悉多充满爱之甘露的祈请,清澈水中遂传出一慈声。"听啊,罗怙英雄罗摩之爱妻悉多,世间何人不知你的威德?你一注视,人便成为世界守护者,一切神通皆合掌侍奉你。你向我如此谦卑祈请,乃是对我施恩,赐我荣耀。然则女神啊,我赐你祝福,使我自己的言语得以应验。"

    • 1.23.478

      两位王子来观赏花园,年轻而各方面都美丽。一个黝黑一个白皙,我该如何描述他们?言语无眼,双眼无舌。听闻此言,所有聪慧的友伴皆欢喜,并看出悉多心中极大的渴望。其中一人说:"友伴,他们一定是我们听说的国王之子,昨日与仙人一同前来的。"他们以自身容貌施展魅力,使城中男女皆为之倾倒。所有人到处都在赞美他们的容貌。我们一定要去看看,因为他们值得一看。"她的话令悉多十分欢喜,她的双眼因渴望一见而焦躁不安。她让那位亲爱的友伴走在前面,自己随行而去,无人察觉她往昔的爱慕。

    • 6.242.102

      将一串永不凋谢的莲花花环戴在胸前,那位美丽动人的女子出现在悉多的面前,展现出孩童般的天真无邪。

    • 5.66.8

      当您在林中遗弃无过的贾纳吉时,她身怀有孕,在那可怕的荒野中,一次又一次地悲泣。

    • 5.59.1

      Śeṣa说:然后Lakṣmaṇa下船并(渡过)Jāhnavī(恒河)后,在对岸牵着Jānakī的手,走进了森林。

    • 6.1.20.1

      苏多说道:在那里,达沙罗陀之子罗摩,既已受誓而入林居,正与悉多、罗什曼那同行,徘徊行走于大地之上。

    • 5.1.31.12

      往昔,罗摩自质多罗拘吒(Citrakūṭa)而来,偕同弥提利(Maithilī,悉多)与罗什曼那(Lakṣmaṇa),并向最上之圣贤请问。

    • 3.2.35.9

      知晓正法的罗摩与悉多同行,前有师尊与军旅开道;又与弟弟罗什曼那相伴,并得婆罗多为助。

Key chapters

The chapters where 悉多 matters most.

  1. Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

    Ramayana 5.35 · 85 verses

    Primary examiner and recipient of pramāṇa

  2. Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal

    Ramayana 5.37 · 66 verses

    Moral and strategic arbiter

  3. The Token of Recognition (Chūḍāmaṇi) and the Crow Episode Recalled

    Ramayana 5.38 · 64 verses

    Provides authentication through intimate shared memory

  4. The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita

    Ramayana 5.39 · 53 verses

    Giver of abhijñāna (recognition-token) and moral instructor

  5. Sita’s Lament and Prophecy of Lanka’s Ruin

    Ramayana 5.26 · 49 verses

    Sole primary speaker

  6. The Ogresses’ Threats to Sita and Her Vow of Fidelity

    Ramayana 5.24 · 44 verses

    Central moral voice

  7. सीतारावणसंवादः · Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma

    Ramayana 3.47 · 38 verses

  8. The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’

    Ramayana 3.45 · 37 verses

    Catalyst of the crisis: interprets the forest-cry as Rāma’s…

  9. The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā

    Ramayana 3.52 · 36 verses

    Primary sufferer and moral center

  10. Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana

    Ramayana 5.21 · 34 verses

Key episodes

  1. Shurpanakha at Panchavati

    Ramayana 3.17-3.18

  2. The Golden Deer

    Ramayana 3.42-3.44

  3. Ravana Carries Off Sita

    Ramayana 3.45-3.56

  4. Jatayu Fights Ravana

    Ramayana 3.50-3.68

  5. Hanuman Finds Sita in the Ashoka Grove

    Ramayana 5.14-5.40

  6. Hanuman Burns Lanka

    Ramayana 5.53-5.55

  7. Sita's Ordeal by Fire (Agni Pariksha)

    Ramayana 6.118-6.121

  8. Rama's Return to Ayodhya

    Ramayana 6.124-6.131

  9. Rama and Sita in the Flower Garden (Pushpavatika)

    Ramcharitmanas 1.23-1.24

  10. The Boatman Washes Rama's Feet (Kevat)

    Ramcharitmanas 2.11

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