Shloka 8
सीताविलापः
Sita’s Lament and Resolve under Threat
हा राम हा लक्ष्मण हा सुमित्रे
हा राममातः सह मे जनन्या।
एषा विपद्याम्यहमल्पभाग्या
महार्णवे नौरिव मूढवाता।।5.28.8।।
hā rāma hā lakṣmaṇa hā sumitre hā rāmamātaḥ saha me jananyā | eṣā vipadyāmy aham alpabhāgyā mahārṇave naur iva mūḍhavātā ||5.28.8||
哀哉，罗摩！哀哉，罗什曼那！哀哉，苏弥特罗！哀哉，罗摩之母——与我自己的母亲同在！我这薄命之人，如同小舟在大海中遭旋风击打，正走向覆没。
"Alas! Rama, Alas! Lakshmana, Alas! Sumitra, Alas! my mother, Alas! Rama's mother, I am an ill-starred woman going to perish in this way like a light boat capsized in the midst of an ocean when the whirl-wind blows.
FAQs
Dharma includes steadfast bonds of family and duty: Sītā’s cry shows loyalty and truthful remembrance, even when isolated and threatened.
In captivity, Sītā laments and calls out to Rāma and her family, feeling herself overwhelmed like a boat in a stormy ocean.
Devotion (bhakti-like fidelity) and emotional honesty joined to unwavering commitment.