Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 6

सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma

Public Witness and Protocol

Devanagari script

दीर्घमुष्णंविनिःश्वस्यजगतीमवलोकयन् ।उवाचमेघसङ्काशंविभीषणमुपस्थितम् ।।।।

Transliteration

dīrgham uṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya jagatīm avalokayan | uvāca megha-saṅkāśaṃ vibhīṣaṇam upasthitam ||

Translation

他长长地、灼热地叹息一声，目光垂向大地；随后罗摩对近旁侍立、色如雨云的毗毗沙那开口说道。

Word by Word

• दीर्घम्: for long, long (breath)
• दीर्घम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः (accusative used adverbially), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण (extent)

• उष्णम्: hotly
• उष्णम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः (accusative used adverbially), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण (manner)

• विनिःश्वस्य: having sighed/breathed out
• विनिःश्वस्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + niḥ + śvas (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) in -ya form; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having breathed out)

• जगतीम्: the earth/world
• जगतीम्: Karma (कर्म; object of looking)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अवलोकयन्: looking at
• अवलोकयन्: Karta (कर्ता; doer of looking, co-referent with Rama)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + lok (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle) शतृ-प्रत्यय; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मेघसङ्काशम्: cloud-like (in appearance)
• मेघसङ्काशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; of Vibhiṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: megha-saṅkāśa (मेघ + सङ्काश; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (upamā/determinative): मेघ इव सङ्काशः; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विभीषणम्: Vibhishana
• विभीषणम्: Karma (कर्म; person addressed/spoken to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उपस्थितम्: standing near, present
• उपस्थितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa + sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle), क्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विभीषणस्य विशेषणम्

Context

Drawing a long hot breath, looking at the ground, he spoke to Vibheeshana, who was like a cloud standing there.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma here is self-restraint: even in intense emotion, Rāma composes himself and proceeds through orderly speech and rightful action rather than impulsive reaction.

What is the narrative situation?

After the war’s climax, Rāma turns to Vibhīṣaṇa to initiate the next steps leading to Sītā’s presentation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s controlled leadership—his ability to govern emotion and act with deliberation.