Shloka 13
सीताविलापः
Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow
अथवानश्यतिप्रज्ञाप्राज्ञस्यापिसतस्तव ।पचत्येनंयथाकालोभूतानांप्रभवोऽह्ययम् ।।6.32.13।।
athavā naśyati prajñā prājñasya api sataḥ tava | pacaty enaṃ yathā kālo bhūtānāṃ prabhavo hy ayam || 6.32.13 ||
或许，即便如你这般贤明而具德之人，慧辨也会被遮蔽；因为时间——一切众生之所从出、所由统摄者——使诸事成熟，归于其注定的终局。
"Or else, even the wisdom of a learned one is diffused and lost perhaps! the effect of time which is the cause of all living beings has caused this."
FAQs
It teaches humility before kāla: even the righteous and wise may be overruled by circumstances, so dharma includes endurance and clarity about life’s limits.
Sita seeks an explanation for Rama’s apparent defeat, attributing it to the overpowering force of Time rather than lack of virtue.
Philosophical resilience—Sita tries to frame tragedy within a moral cosmos governed by kāla.