Shloka 9

अभिज्ञानप्रदानम्

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

Devanagari script

इच्छामि त्वां समानेतुमद्यैव रघुबन्धुना।गुरुस्नेहेन भक्त्या च नान्यथैतदुदाहृतम्।।5.38.9।।

Transliteration

icchāmi tvāṃ samānetum adyaiva raghubandhunā |

guru-snehena bhaktyā ca nānyathaitad udāhṛtam ||5.38.9||

Translation

Ich wünsche, dich noch heute zum Verwandten aus dem Geschlecht der Raghu zurückzubringen; aus tiefer Liebe zu meinem Herrn und aus Hingabe habe ich dies gesprochen, ohne anderes Motiv.

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conditional particle (शर्त)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (निषेध)

• utsahase: you are willing/able
• utsahase: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sah (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; ātmanepada; ‘you are willing/able’

• yātum: to go
• yātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), avyaya; ‘to go’

• mayā: with me
• mayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• sārtham: together
• sārtham: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārtha (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya used as postposition; ‘together/along with’ (सह-अर्थे)

• anindite: O blameless one
• anindite: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anindita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; adjective used as address

• abhijñānam: a token of recognition
• abhijñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• prayaccha: give (please)
• prayaccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 2nd-person pronoun

• jānīyāt: may know/recognize
• jānīyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada; ‘may know/should recognize’

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

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

• yat: which/that
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun referring to abhijñānam (token)

Context

Then Hanuman, taking the extraordinary jewel and placed it on his finger as it was not fitting to his arm.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sita
• Rama (Raghubandhu)
• Raghu lineage

FAQs

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

Purity of intention (śuddha-saṅkalpa) as Dharma: Hanuman emphasizes that service must be free from ulterior motives and aligned with truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman proposes immediate reunion with Rama and clarifies that his suggestion arises only from devotion and loyalty.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Niṣkāmatā (selfless service) and steadfast devotion to Rama.