Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तदेकवासस्संवीता रजोध्वस्ता तथैव च।शोकसन्तापदीनाङ्गी सीता भर्तृहिते रता।।।।

Transliteration

tadekavāsassaṃvītā rajodhvastā tathaiva ca | śokasantāpadīnāṅgī sītā bhartṛhite ratā ||

Translation

她只披着那一件衣裳，仍如先前般尘土满身；悉多因悲伤与煎熬而形体羸弱，却依旧一心系念夫君的安泰。

Word by Word

• pativratā: devoted to her husband / chaste
• pativratā: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘पतेः व्रतम् अस्याः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• suśroṇī: having beautiful hips
• suśroṇī: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + śroṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• avaṣṭabdhā: restrained / held down
• avaṣṭabdhā: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava + stambh (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• jānakī: Janaki (Sita)
• jānakī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jānakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

"Wearing the same single cloth which she had worn before, filled with dust, Sita remained sorrowful and piteous wishing her husband's welfare.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama (implied as bhartṛ, husband)

FAQs

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

Selfless dharma: even in suffering, Sita’s concern is not self-advantage but her husband’s welfare, showing love governed by duty and truth of commitment.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman depicts Sita’s austere condition in captivity—poorly clothed, dust-covered, weakened by sorrow—yet still focused on Rama’s well-being.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tyāga (selflessness) and steadfast devotion—enduring hardship while maintaining benevolent intention.