Shloka 20

सीताप्रत्यय-प्रदानम्

Sita’s Recognition and Reassurance by the Envoy

Devanagari script

कच्चिन्न विगतस्नेहः प्रवासान्मयि राघवः।कच्चिन्मां व्यसनादस्मान्मोक्षयिष्यति वानर।।।।

Transliteration

kaccin na vigata-snehaḥ pravāsān mayi rāghavaḥ | kaccin māṃ vyasanād asmān mokṣayiṣyati vānara ||

Translation

Möge Rāghava durch diese lange Trennung seine Liebe zu mir nicht verloren haben. O Vānara, möge er mich aus diesem Unheil befreien.

Word by Word

• कच्चित्: whether (I hope)
• कच्चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक

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

• विगतस्नेहः: one whose affection has gone
• विगतस्नेहः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत + स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (विगतः स्नेहः यस्य सः)

• प्रवासात्: because of separation/exile
• प्रवासात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• मयि: towards me/in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी; एकवचन

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• कच्चित्: whether (I hope)
• कच्चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया; एकवचन

• व्यसनात्: from distress/misfortune
• व्यसनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी; एकवचन

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी; एकवचन

• मोक्षयिष्यति: will free
• मोक्षयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) (णिच् causative: मोक्षय)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: "will cause to be released")

• वानर: O vanara
• वानर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

Context

"I hope Rama is not devoid of love towards me by my separation. O Vanara, hope he will liberate me from this misery.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Constancy in love and duty: dharma in marriage and kingship includes steadfast commitment despite distance and adversity.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, still captive, seeks reassurance from Hanumān that Rāma’s affection and resolve to rescue her remain unchanged.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s unwavering faith joined with humility—she expresses fear yet anchors her hope in Rāma’s dharma.