Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 58, Shloka 136

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तेन मे कथितं राज्ञा भार्या मे रक्षसा हृता।तत्र साहाय्यमस्माकं कार्यं सर्वात्मना त्वया।।।।

Transliteration

tena me kathitaṃ rājñā bhāryā me rakṣasā hṛtā | tatra sāhāyyam asmākaṃ kāryaṃ sarvātmanā tvayā ||

Translation

Then the king told me: “My wife has been abducted by a rākṣasa. In this matter, you must help us with your whole being.”

Word by Word

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (by him/thereby)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to me)

• कथितम्: was told
• कथितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘was told’

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (by the king)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता) (of हृता in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (my)

• रक्षसा: by a demon
• रक्षसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (by a demon)

• हृता: was abducted
• हृता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was taken away’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• साहाय्यम्: help
• साहाय्यम्: Karma (कर्म) (with कार्यम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र ‘help’ (thing to be done)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन (of us)

• कार्यम्: is to be done
• कार्यम्: Kriyā (भावार्थ/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय: ‘is to be done’

• सर्वात्मना: entirely
• सर्वात्मना: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; तृतीयार्थे अव्ययवत्: सर्वात्मना = सर्वेण आत्मना (with one's whole self; entirely)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण) / Karta (कर्ता) (agent in obligation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन (by you)

Context

'The king said, ' My wife was abducted by a demon. I request your help by all means to get her'.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Sītā
• rākṣasa

FAQs

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

Wholehearted service to a just cause: aiding the recovery of an abducted, innocent person is framed as a comprehensive duty (sarvātmanā).

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān describes how Rāma disclosed Sītā’s abduction and sought full assistance from Sugrīva’s side.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Commitment and responsibility: the verse stresses complete dedication to protecting the wronged and restoring order.