Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अवलीनः स निर्वाक्यो हनूमान् शिंशुपाद्रुमे।।5.24.14।।यसीतां सन्तर्जयन्तीस्ता राक्षसीरशृणोत् कपिः।

Transliteration

avalīnaḥ sa nirvākyo hanūmān śiṃśupādrume ॥5.24.14॥

yaḥ sītāṃ santarjayantīs tā rākṣasīr aśṛṇot kapiḥ ।

Translation

শিংশুপা গছত লুকাই নিৰ্বাক হৈ থকা কপি হনুমানে ৰাক্ষসীসকলে সীতাক সন্তৰ্জনা কৰা কথা শুনি থাকিল।

Word by Word

• ūcuḥ: they said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahu-vacana; parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (and)

• parama-kruddhāḥ: very angry
• parama-kruddhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of implied rākṣasyaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + kruddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √krudh क्रुध्)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahu-vacana; karmadhāraya: ‘extremely angry’

• pragṛhya: having taken up
• pragṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √grah (ग्रह्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त): ‘having seized/taken up’

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (adverb: ‘quickly/immediately’)

• paraśvadhān: axes
• paraśvadhān: Karma (कर्म/object of pragṛhya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraśvadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahu-vacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya (negation)

• iyam: this woman (she)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; demonstrative pronoun

• arhati: is fit; deserves
• arhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (अर्ह्)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana; parasmaipada

• bhartāram: husband
• bhartāram: Karma (कर्म/object of arhati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Eka-vacana

• rāvaṇam: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Eka-vacana; proper noun; in apposition to rākṣasādhipam

• rākṣasa-adhipam: lord of the demons
• rākṣasa-adhipam: Karma (कर्म/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Eka-vacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: rākṣasānām adhipaḥ (‘lord of demons’)

Context

Hanuman who kept himself concealed on the simsupa tree speechlessly listened to the ogresses threatening Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• rākṣasī (ogresses)
• Śiṃśupā tree

FAQs

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

Dharma includes disciplined restraint: Hanumān controls speech and action to protect the mission and ultimately serve righteousness effectively.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān remains concealed in the tree, observing and listening while the rākṣasīs menace Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s self-control (saṃyama) and strategic patience in service of a righteous goal.