Shloka 6

सीतावियोगे रामस्य विलापः

Rama’s Lament and Inquiry on Sita’s Disappearance

Devanagari script

कच्चिज्जीवति वैदेहि प्राणैः प्रियतरा मम।कच्चित्प्रव्राजनं सौम्य न मे मिथ्या भविष्यति।।।।

Transliteration

kaccij jīvati vaidehī prāṇaiḥ priyatarā mama |

kaccit pravrājanaṃ saumya na me mithyā bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

温和的罗什曼那啊，毗提诃之女还活着吗？她比我的生命气息更为可爱。我的流放，贤弟啊，难道不会变得徒然，仿佛成了虚妄吗？

Word by Word

• कच्चित्: is it the case that...?
• कच्चित्: प्रश्न (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-निपात (interrogative particle: ‘whether/indeed?’)

• जीवति: lives / is alive
• जीवति: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वैदेहि: O Vaidehi
• वैदेहि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• प्राणैः: than (my) life
• प्राणैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तुलना/अधिक्य (instrumental of comparison)

• प्रियतरा: dearer
• प्रियतरा: विशेषण (Predicate adjective of वैदेही)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तरप् (comparative degree)

• मम: to me / my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कच्चित्: whether
• कच्चित्: प्रश्न (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-निपात

• प्रव्राजनम्: banishment
• प्रव्राजनम्: कर्ता/विषय (Subject of bhaviṣyati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भाववाचक (act/state of banishment)

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• सौम्य: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• मे: for me / my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; enclitic

• मिथ्या: false / in vain
• मिथ्या: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb) = ‘falsely/in vain’

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

O gentle Lakshmana! I wonder if Vaidehi, who is dearer to me than my life is still alive!I hope my banishment from the kingdom is not going to prove false.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita (Vaidehi)

FAQs

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

Dharma is tied to Satya: Rama fears that if Sita is lost, his exile—undertaken to uphold truth and a pledge—will feel emptied of meaning, highlighting the moral weight of vows and consequences.

What is the narrative situation?

Immediately after Sita’s abduction, Rama anxiously asks about her survival and reflects on the purpose and cost of his exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Deep love joined with moral seriousness—Rama’s commitment to truth is so strong that he measures his suffering against the integrity of his life’s vow.