Shloka 41

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

यदि वा त्रिदिवे सीतां न द्रक्ष्याम्यकृतश्रमः।बद्ध्वा राक्षसराजानमानयिष्यामि रावणम्।।।।

Transliteration

yadi vā tridive sītāṁ na drakṣyāmy akṛtaśramaḥ | baddhvā rākṣasarājānam ānayiṣyāmi rāvaṇam ||

Translation

Oder wenn ich Sītā selbst im Himmel trotz aller Mühe nicht erblicke, werde ich Rāvaṇa, den König der Rākṣasas, fesseln und ihn hierher bringen.

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (निपात/सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

• tridive: in heaven
• tridive: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेधार्थक निपात)

• drakṣyāmi: I will see/find
• drakṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ/Lṛṭ (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), Parasmaipada, 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• akṛtaśramaḥ: (I) unwearied / without fatigue
• akṛtaśramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṛta-śrama (प्रातिपदिक: a + kṛta(कृ धातु-कृत) + śrama)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (न-समास): ‘not having (done) fatigue’; used as predicate/qualifier of speaker

• baddhvā: having bound
• baddhvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bandh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having bound’

• rākṣasarājānam: the king of the rakshasas
• rākṣasarājānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa-rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: rākṣasānām rājā ‘king of rakshasas’

• ānayiṣyāmi: I will bring
• ānayiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (नी धातु)
• Form: Luṭ/Lṛṭ (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), Parasmaipada, 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; with preverb ā-

• rāvaṇam: Ravana
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

"If I am not able to find the daughter of Janaka at Lanka I will go to heaven, abode of the gods, with the same speed.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Tridiva (heaven)
• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma as protection and justice: if the innocent cannot be recovered, the wrongdoer must be restrained and brought to account.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān vows that if Sītā cannot be found, he will seize Rāvaṇa and return with him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic resolve in defense of the oppressed.