Shloka 24

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः

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

Devanagari script

मम पृष्ठगतौ तौ च चन्द्रसूर्याविवोदितौ।त्वत्सकाशं महाभागे नृसिंहावागमिष्यतः।।।।

Transliteration

mama pṛṣṭhagatau tau ca candrasūryāv ivoditau | tvatsakāśaṃ mahābhāge nṛsiṃhāv āgamiṣyataḥ ||

Translation

O edle Dame, jene zwei Männer, löwengleich—wie Mond und Sonne beim Aufgang—werden meinen Rücken besteigen und bis in deine eigene Gegenwart gelangen.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (genitive)

• पृष्ठगतौ: having gone onto (my) back; mounted
• पृष्ठगतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृष्ठ + गत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पृष्ठे गतौ); पुल्लिङ्ग; द्विवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषण (qualifying 'तौ')

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्विवचन; प्रथमा

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• चन्द्रसूर्यौ: the moon and the sun
• चन्द्रसूर्यौ: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्विवचन; प्रथमा

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of simile: like/as)

• उदितौ: risen; arisen
• उदितौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग; द्विवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषण

• त्वत्सकाशम्: to your presence; near you
• त्वत्सकाशम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् + सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्वत्तः सकाशम् = near you); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; गत्यर्थक्रियायां देशाधिकरणवत् (accusative of goal)

• महाभागे: O noble lady
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन

• नृसिंहौ: lions among men (two heroes)
• नृसिंहौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नृणां सिंहौ); पुल्लिङ्ग; द्विवचन; प्रथमा

• आगमिष्यतः: will come
• आगमिष्यतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन

Context

'O noble lady! the lions among men, Rama and Lakshmana who resemble Sun and Moon will ascend on my back and reach here.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Laṅkā (implied setting)

FAQs

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

Dharma is faithful service (sevā) to a righteous lord: Hanumān offers his own body as the vehicle for restoring justice and reuniting the separated couple.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān assures Sītā that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa can be brought swiftly to her, even by riding on his back.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bhakti and self-offering: Hanumān’s readiness to bear the burden of the righteous mission.