Shloka 1

हनूमद्

दूत्यम् / Hanuman’s Mediation and Lakshmana’s Appeal to Sugriva

Devanagari script

ततः प्रहृष्टौ हनुमान्कृत्यवानिति तद्वचः।श्रुत्वा मधुरसम्भाषं सुग्रीवं मनसा गतः।।

Transliteration

tataḥ prahṛṣṭo hanumān kṛtyavān iti tad-vacaḥ | śrutvā madhura-sambhāṣaṃ sugrīvaṃ manasā gataḥ ||

Translation

حينئذٍ فرح هَنومان إذ تمّت مهمته؛ فلمّا سمع تلك الكلمات العذبة، وجّه قلبه وفكره إلى سُغريفا ليبلّغه ويمضي في الأمر.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• prahṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• prahṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु) > prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त): Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally ‘delighted’

• hanumān: Hanuman
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtyavān: one who has done his duty
• kṛtyavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtya-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन); possessive adjective ‘having (done) what ought to be done’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle): marks end of quoted/thought content

• tad: that
• tad: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative used as adjective to ‘vacaḥ’

• vacaḥ: speech/words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having heard’

• madhura-sambhāṣam: sweet speech/conversation
• madhura-sambhāṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhāṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• sugrīvam: Sugriva
• sugrīvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• manasā: with the mind/mentally
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया 3), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial-instrumental ‘in/with the mind’

• gataḥ: went/turned (his mind)
• gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) > gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) used predicatively: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

After listening to the sweet words of Lakshmana, Hanuman, having done what he had to do felt happy and thought of Sugriva.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sugriva

FAQs

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

Dharma as faithful service: Hanumān measures success by completion of duty and proceeds responsibly to inform his king.

What is the narrative situation?

After speaking with Rāma’s party (and receiving reassuring words), Hanumān prepares mentally to return to Sugrīva with the development.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṛtya-parāyaṇatā (commitment to assigned duty) along with humility and clarity of purpose.