Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 128, Shloka 37

अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः

Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya

Devanagari script

प्रियमाख्यामितेदेवशोकंत्यजसुदारुणम् ।।।।अस्मिन्मुहूर्तेभ्रात्रात्वंरामेणसहसङ्गतः ।

Transliteration

priyam ākhyāmi te deva śokaṃ tyaja sudāruṇam |

asmin muhūrte bhrātrā tvaṃ rāmeṇa saha saṅgataḥ ||

Translation

يا أيها السيد النبيل، سأبشّرك بخبرٍ سارّ؛ فدع عنك هذا الحزن الأليم. في هذه اللحظة بعينها ستلتقي بأخيك راما.

Word by Word

• priyam: pleasant news
• priyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• ākhyāmi: I tell
• ākhyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√khyā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/लट्), Uttama-puruṣa (1st/उत्तम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana (dative)

• deva: O lord
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• śokam: grief
• śokam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• tyaja: give up
• tyaja: Kriyā (क्रिया/Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/लोट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd/मध्यम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• sudāruṇam: very terrible
• sudāruṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; कर्मधारयः (su + dāruṇa) qualifying śokam

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Puṃliṅga/Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• muhūrte: moment
• muhūrte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• bhrātrā: with (your) brother
• bhrātrā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• tvam: you
• tvam: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• rāmeṇa: with Rama
• rāmeṇa: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha-sūcaka (सहार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sahārtha (सहार्थ/with)

• saṅgataḥ: reunited/met
• saṅgataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Bhāva (क्रियाविशेषण/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past participle (क्त/PPP) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; agrees with tvam

Context

"O God! I will tell you some pleasant news. Give up that terrible grief. You will be reunited with your brother this moment."

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Bharata
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Satya (truthful assurance) joined with compassion: Hanumān speaks truthfully to relieve Bharata’s suffering and restore hope without deception.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān reaches Bharata with the decisive news that the exile’s purpose is fulfilled and reunion is immediate.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s karuṇā (compassion) and reliability as a messenger who communicates life-changing truth at the right moment.