Shloka 35

हनूमदुपदेशः रावणस्य च कोपः

Hanuman’s Counsel to Ravana and Ravana’s Wrath

Devanagari script

तदलं कालपाशेन सीताविग्रहरूपिणा।।।।स्वयं स्कन्धावसक्तेन क्षेममात्मनि चिन्त्यताम्।

Transliteration

tad alaṃ kālapāśena sītāvigraharūpiṇā; svayaṃ skandhāvasaktena kṣemam ātmani cintyatām.

Translation

Darum genug: Die Schlinge des Todes, die die Gestalt Sītās angenommen hat, hast du selbst auf deine eigene Schulter gelegt—denke nun an dein eigenes Heil.

Word by Word

• तत्: therefore
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; वाक्योपसंहारार्थ (therefore/so)

• अलम्: enough
• अलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पर्याप्त्यर्थ-निपात (enough)

• कालपाशेन: by the noose of death/time
• कालपाशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कालस्य पाशः

• सीताविग्रहरूपिणा: in the form of Sita
• सीताविग्रहरूपिणा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सीता + विग्रह + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (m./n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: सीतायाः विग्रहः (form) तेन रूपी (having the form of Sita)

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मकर्तृवाचक (oneself/personally)

• स्कन्धावसक्तेन: clinging to (your) shoulder
• स्कन्धावसक्तेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्कन्ध + अवसक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (m./n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: स्कन्धे अवसक्तः (clinging to the shoulder)

• क्षेमम्: welfare/safety
• क्षेमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• आत्मनि: for yourself/in yourself
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.); 'for oneself/in oneself'

• चिन्त्यताम्: let (it) be considered
• चिन्त्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Impv.), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.); आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative): 'let it be considered'

Context

"Stop holding the noose of death in Sita's form whom you yourself have placed on your shoulders. Think of your own welfare.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Ravana
• Sita
• Kala (Death/Time)

FAQs

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

Adharma is self-destructive: by clinging to an unrighteous act, one effectively places death upon oneself; dharma is the true path to safety.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman urges Ravana to stop holding Sita, portraying her captivity as Ravana’s own fatal burden.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanuman’s fearless counsel and commitment to truth—speaking hard truth for the listener’s (and the world’s) moral correction.