Shloka 5

रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च

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

Devanagari script

इह सम्पातिना सीता रावणस्य निवेशने।।।।आख्याता गृध्रराजेन न च पश्यामि तामहम्।

Transliteration

iha sampātinā sītā rāvaṇasya niveśane | ākhyātā gṛdhrarājena na ca paśyāmi tām aham ||

Translation

Hier hat Sampāti, der König der Geier, verkündet, Sītā sei in Rāvaṇas Wohnsitz; und doch habe ich sie nicht erblickt.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: here)

• सम्पातिना: by Sampati
• सम्पातिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्पाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता; आख्याता-इति कर्मणि कर्तृस्थानी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रावणस्य: of Ravana
• रावणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निवेशने: in the residence/palace
• निवेशने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• आख्याता: was reported
• आख्याता: Kriya (क्रिया; भाव/कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'has been told/declared'

• गृध्र-राजेन: by the king of vultures
• गृध्र-राजेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृध्र (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: gṛdhrāṇāṃ rājā); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• च: and/but
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and/but)

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

"Sampati, king of vultures had said that Sita is at Ravana's palace. But I have not been able to see her.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Sampāti
• Rāvaṇa
• Laṅkā (implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is commitment to truth-tested action: even after receiving credible testimony, Hanumān does not claim success until he directly verifies Sītā’s presence.

What is the narrative situation?

After searching parts of Laṅkā, Hanumān recalls Sampāti’s report that Sītā is in Rāvaṇa’s residence, but he has not yet found her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Intellectual honesty and diligence—Hanumān refuses to settle for hearsay and continues the search until he sees Sītā himself.