Shloka 10

अभिज्ञानप्रदानम्

The Token of Recognition (Chūḍāmaṇi) and the Crow Episode Recalled

Devanagari script

यदि नोत्सहसे यातुं मया सार्थमनिन्दिते।अभिज्ञानं प्रयच्छ त्वं जानीयाद्राघवो हि यत्।।5.38.10।।

Transliteration

yadi notsahase yātuṁ mayā sārtham anindite |

abhijñānaṁ prayaccha tvaṁ jānīyād rāghavo hi yat ||

Translation

O Tadellose, wenn du nicht mit mir gehen willst, so gib mir ein Erkennungszeichen, damit Rāghava gewiss wisse, dass ich dich getroffen habe.

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• na: not
• na: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• utsahase: you are willing/able
• utsahase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut√sah (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

• yātum: to go
• yātum: Kriyā-artha (क्रियार्थ/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• mayā: with me
• mayā: Saha (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोगे (1st person pronoun), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• sārtham: together
• sārtham: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial), सहार्थे (meaning 'together/along')

• anindite: O blameless one
• anindite: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anindita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• abhijñānam: a token of recognition
• abhijñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• prayaccha: give
• prayaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√yam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोगे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• jānīyāt: may know/recognize
• jānīyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• yat: that (token)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया/प्रथमा (Acc/Nom), एकवचन (singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative) = 'that which'

Context

"O blameless lady! If you wish not to accompany me you may give me a token of identification to let Rama know about my coming here and seeing you".

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Rāma (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Responsible truth (satya) requires verification: Hanumān asks for an identifying token so the message to Rāma remains trustworthy and unambiguous.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān proposes immediate return with Sītā; when she may not depart, he requests a token to prove his encounter to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s prudence and integrity—he safeguards the credibility of his mission.