Shloka 36

अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः

Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya

Devanagari script

वसन्तंदण्डकारण्येयंत्वंचीरजटाधरम् ।।।।अनुशोचसिकाकुत्स्थं स त्वांकौशलमब्रवीत् ।

Transliteration

vasantaṃ daṇḍakāraṇye yaṃ tvaṃ cīra-jaṭā-dharam |

anuśocasi kākutsthaṃ sa tvāṃ kauśalam abravīt ||6.128.36||

Translation

Jener Kakutstha, um den du trauerst—weilend im Dandaka-Wald, in Rindenkleidern und mit verfilzten Haarflechten—ließ dir durch mich seine Wohlfahrt ausrichten.

Word by Word

• vasantam: dwelling/living
• vasantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vas (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Kṛdanta: present active participle (शतृ/Pres. Part.); Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; qualifying yam

• daṇḍakāraṇye: in the Dandaka forest
• daṇḍakāraṇye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍaka-araṇya (प्रातिपदिक; daṇḍaka + araṇya)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः (daṇḍakasya araṇyam)

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म/Object of anuśocasi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• tvam: you
• tvam: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• cīra-jaṭā-dharam: wearing bark-cloth and matted hair
• cīra-jaṭā-dharam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of yam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cīra + jaṭā + dhara (प्रातिपदिक; √dhṛ (धातु) + a)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः: 'wearing bark-cloth and matted hair'

• anuśocasi: you grieve for
• anuśocasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√śuc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/लट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd/मध्यम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• kākutstham: Kakutstha (Rama)
• kākutstham: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to yam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; epithet of Rāma

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Puṃliṅga/Feminine (form common), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• kauśalam: welfare
• kauśalam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; object of abravīt (message of welfare)

• abravīt: said/told
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist/लुङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

' At a distance of two miles from Ayodhya, Hanuman saw Bharata living in a hermitage wearing black skin of antelope, emaciated, piteous, not clean, without any cleaning of the body, affected by the separation from brother living on fruits and roots, subdued practicing austerities, following righteous practices disciplined, soul purified by meditation, like Brahmarshi in brilliance, placing your sandals on ground ruling the earth, all the four divisions free from fear on all sides, protecting the upright, ministers, priests, united with chiefs of army stood there' (reported Hanuman).

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Bharata
• Rāma (Kakutstha)
• Daṇḍakāraṇya

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained through truthful communication and loyal service: Hanumān conveys Rāma’s well-being, easing righteous grief and reaffirming rightful bonds.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān begins delivering Rāma’s message to Bharata, identifying Rāma as the one Bharata mourns for in exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s fraternal devotion (bhrātṛ-bhakti) and Hanumān’s faithful messengership (dūta-dharma).