Shloka 159

Devanagari script

इति शोकसमाविष्टश्चिन्तामहमुपागतः।।5.58.158।।अथाहं वाचमश्रौषं चारणानां शुभाक्षराम्।जानकी न च दग्धेति विस्मयोदन्तभाषिणाम्।।5.58.159।।

Transliteration

iti śoka-samāviṣṭaś cintām aham upāgataḥ |

athāhaṃ vācam aśrauṣaṃ cāraṇānāṃ śubhākṣarām |

jānakī na ca dagdheti vismayodanta-bhāṣiṇām ||

Translation

Von Kummer überwältigt, war ich in Sorge versunken; da vernahm ich die glückverheißenden Worte der Cāraṇas, die als wunderbare Kunde verkündeten: „Jānakī ist nicht verbrannt.“

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-सूचक (quotative)

• शोकसमाविष्टः: overcome by sorrow
• शोकसमाविष्टः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + samāviṣṭa (सम्-आ-विश् धातुज क्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शोकेन समाविष्टः)

• चिन्ताम्: worry
• चिन्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उपागतः: came to / entered
• उपागतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

"Thus I was overtaken by sorrow and worry. Just then I heard the wonderful propitious utterances of charanas announcing that Sita was not burnt.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Cāraṇas
• Janaki (Sita)

FAQs

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

The repeated reading reinforces Satya as stabilizing Dharma: truth dispels guilt-driven confusion and restores right orientation.

What is the narrative situation?

This repeats the reassurance episode: celestial bards declare that Sita was not burned in the conflagration.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pratyavekṣaṇa (self-review): Hanuman’s conscience is active, and truthful confirmation resolves his moral doubt.