Shloka 8

रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च

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

Devanagari script

अथवा ह्रियमाणायाः पथि सिद्धनिषेविते।।।।मन्ये पतितमार्याया हृदयं प्रेक्ष्य सागरम्।

Transliteration

athavā hriyamāṇāyāḥ pathi siddha-niṣevite | manye patitam āryāyā hṛdayaṃ prekṣya sāgaram ||

Translation

Oder ich meine: Während man sie auf dem von Siddhas begangenen Pfad fortschleppte, könnte beim Anblick des Ozeans das Herz der edlen Dame gebrochen sein, und sie sei gestürzt.

Word by Word

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पवाचक (disjunctive: or else)

• ह्रियमाणायाः: of her being carried away
• ह्रियमाणायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'of her being carried away'

• पथि: on the path
• पथि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सिद्ध-निषेविते: frequented by siddhas
• सिद्ध-निषेविते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: siddhaiḥ niṣevitaḥ); पुं/नपुंसक? (पथि-शब्दे सप्तमी एकवचन; रूपम्: सिद्धनिषेविते = सप्तमी एकवचन, पुंलिङ्गे) विशेषण पथि

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पतितम्: fallen
• पतितम्: Karma (कर्म; विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पतित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हृदयम्-शब्दस्य विशेषणम्

• आर्यायाः: of the noble lady
• आर्यायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen
• प्रेक्ष्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (absolutive): having seen/looking at

• सागरम्: the sea
• सागरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

"Or, perhaps while being borne away on the path frequented by siddhas, the beloved of Rama might have fallen down (dead), heart broken, on seeing the (vast) sea.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Ocean (sāgara)
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

Dharma is the truthful facing of suffering: Hanumān acknowledges the depth of Sītā’s ordeal without romanticizing it, keeping his inquiry anchored in reality.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān imagines that Sītā, overwhelmed by the sight of the vast ocean during her abduction, might have succumbed and fallen.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Empathy—Hanumān’s imagination enters Sītā’s fear and shock, reflecting protective concern.