Shloka 57

रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च

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

Devanagari script

जित्वा तु राक्षसान् सर्वानिक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दिनीम्।।।।सम्प्रदास्यामि रामाय यथा सिद्धिं तपस्विने।

Transliteration

jitvā tu rākṣasān sarvān ikṣvākukulanandinīm | sampradāsyāmi rāmāya yathā siddhiṃ tapasvine ||

Translation

Nachdem ich alle Rākṣasas besiegt habe, werde ich Rāma die Wonne des Ikṣvāku-Geschlechts—Sītā—zurückgeben, wie die vollendete Frucht der Askese, einem Asketen gewährt.

Word by Word

• jitvā: having conquered
• jitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √ji (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा); "having conquered"

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adversative/emphatic particle

• rākṣasān: demons
• rākṣasān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana; agrees with rākṣasān

• ikṣvākukulanandinīm: delight of the Ikshvaku lineage (Sita)
• ikṣvākukulanandinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ikṣvāku + kula + nandinī (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) "ikṣvākukulasyā nandinī"; Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; refers to Sītā

• sampradāsyāmi: I will hand over, present
• sampradāsyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), Parasmaipada, Uttama puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana

• rāmāya: to Rama
• rāmāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī vibhakti (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana

• yathā: as, like
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative/illustrative adverb "as/like"

• siddhim: success, accomplishment
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; object of implied comparison

• tapasvine: to the ascetic
• tapasvine: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; epithet of Rāma

Context

"I will conquer all the ogres and pass them to Sita, the delight of the Ikshvaku family as an offering and give Rama to her as the fruit of her austerities."

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Ikṣvāku dynasty
• Sītā (as ikṣvākukulanandinī)
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is restorative justice: the aim is not mere victory but the rightful reunion of Sītā and Rāma, re-establishing truth and order.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān envisions success: defeating opposition and returning Sītā to Rāma as the culmination of a righteous quest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Devoted service (sevā) and confidence rooted in righteousness.