Shloka 19

रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च

Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्नेवंगते कार्ये प्राप्तकालं क्षमं च किम्।।।।भवेदिति मतं भूयो हनुमान्प्रविचारयत्।

Transliteration

asminn evaṃ gate kārye prāptakālaṃ kṣamaṃ ca kim | bhaved iti mataṃ bhūyo hanumān pravicārayat ||

Translation

Da die Dinge so weit gekommen waren, erwog Hanumān erneut: „Welcher Weg wäre jetzt zur rechten Zeit und angemessen?“

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular ‘in this’

• एवंगते: when it has come to this/so situated
• एवंगते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम्-गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (एवम् + गत); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular qualifying कार्ये

• कार्ये: in the matter/task
• कार्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular

• प्राप्तकालम्: timely
• प्राप्तकालम्: Karma (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त-काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (प्राप्तः कालः यस्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular (as predicate/qualifier)

• क्षमम्: proper/fit
• क्षमम्: Karma (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular (proper/fit)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/प्रश्न-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; interrogative ‘what’

• भवेत्: might be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative ‘might be’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• मतम्: opinion
• मतम्: Karma (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘opinion/decision’

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again, further)

• हनुमान्: Hanuman
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• प्रविचारयत्: deliberated/considered
• प्रविचारयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वि-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतन-भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperfect/past ‘deliberated’

Context

Going round the palace of Ravana, unable to see Janaka's daughter Sita, Hanuman spoke thus to himself:

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma is not only purity of intent but also appropriateness of action: choosing what is ‘timely and proper’ (prāptakāla, kṣama) is a key part of righteous conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

The text summarizes Hanumān’s continued inner deliberation after the search seems unsuccessful.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic wisdom—Hanumān pauses to evaluate the right next step rather than rushing.