Shloka 17

हनूमत्संवादः / Hanuman’s Diplomatic Approach to Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

सम्पूर्णा निशितैर्बाणै स्तूणाश्च शुभदर्शनाः।।जीवितान्तकरैर्घोरै श्श्वसद्भिरिव पन्नगैः।।

Transliteration

sampūrṇā niśitair bāṇaiḥ stūṇāś ca śubhadarśanāḥ ||

jīvitāntakarair ghoraiḥ śvasadbhir iva pannagaiḥ ||

Translation

Auch eure Köcher erscheinen schön anzusehen; doch sind sie bis zum Rand gefüllt mit scharfen Pfeilen, furchtbar, lebensbeendend, wie zischende Schlangen.

Word by Word

• ime: these (two)
• ime: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; refers to dhanuṣī

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• dhanuṣī: two bows
• dhanuṣī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā, Dvivacana

• citre: wonderful, variegated
• citre: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Prathamā, Dvivacana; agrees with dhanuṣī

• ślaṣṇe: smooth, fine
• ślaṣṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślaṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Prathamā, Dvivacana; agrees with dhanuṣī

• citra-anulepane: with splendid unguent/coating
• citra-anulepane: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citra (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: citraṃ anulepanaṃ yayoḥ (having wonderful unguent-coating); Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• prakāśete: shine (the two)
• prakāśete: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kāś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Dvivacana; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• yathā: as, like
• yathā: Upamāna-marker (Comparison marker/तुलना-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, comparative particle (उपमावाचक/तुलनावाचक)

• indrasya: of Indra
• indrasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• vajre: (like) thunderbolts
• vajre: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Prathamā, Dvivacana (poetic dual; 'two thunderbolts'/or dual agreeing with prakāśete)

• hema-vibhūṣite: adorned with gold
• hema-vibhūṣite: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣita (कृदन्त; vi-√bhūṣ)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: hemena vibhūṣite (adorned with gold); Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Dvivacana; agrees with vajre (upamāna)

Context

'(Your) quivers also appear beautiful, for they are fully filled with sharp and deadly arrows which look like the hissing of dreadful snakes;

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• bāṇa (arrows)
• pannaga (serpents)

FAQs

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

Power aligned with dharma: lethal capability is acknowledged, but it is framed as disciplined, purposeful strength—fit for protecting the righteous and confronting adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues identifying the princes as extraordinary warriors by describing their arms and readiness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Controlled might (saṃyama): the imagery highlights formidable force that is meant to be governed by righteousness.