Shloka 23

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः

Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance

Devanagari script

तदलं परितापेन देवि मन्युर्व्यपैतु ते।एकोत्पातेन ते लङ्कामेष्यन्ति हरियूथपाः।।।।

Transliteration

tad alaṃ paritāpena devi manyur vyapaitu te | ekotpātena te laṅkām eṣyanti hariyūthapāḥ ||

Translation

Darum genug der Qual, o Königin; lass deinen Kummer und Zorn weichen. Mit einem einzigen Sprung werden die Anführer der Vānara-Heerscharen nach Laṅkā gelangen.

Word by Word

• तत्: therefore; then
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (particle: then/therefore; lit. 'that')

• अलम्: enough
• अलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पर्याप्त्यर्थक (enough; stop)

• परितापेन: with grief; by lamentation
• परितापेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd case, instrumental)

• देवि: O lady
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (vocative)

• मन्युः: anger; grief
• मन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

• व्यपैतु: let it depart; may it go away
• व्यपैतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अप + इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (6th case, genitive)

• एकोत्पातेन: with a single leap
• एकोत्पातेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + उत्पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (एकेन उत्पातेन); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; बहुवचन; प्रथमा

• लङ्काम्: Lanka
• लङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd case, accusative)

• एष्यन्ति: will come; will reach
• एष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• हरियूथपाः: leaders of monkey troops
• हरियूथपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (हरेः यूथपाः); पुल्लिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा

Context

'O noble lady! give up your lamentation. Enough of sorrowing. The vanara army will fly and reach this place at one leap and fill it.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Laṅkā
• Hari-yūthapāḥ (vānara troop-leaders)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes sustaining right-mindedness under suffering: grief is acknowledged but guided toward hope and endurance, supported by truthful assurance.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān directly urges Sītā to stop lamenting, promising swift arrival of powerful vānara leaders to Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Āśvāsa (encouragement) and dhairya (steadfast courage): Hanumān strengthens Sītā’s inner resilience.