Shloka 26

हनूमता सुग्रीवस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः

Hanuman’s Counsel on Timely Ally-Duty

Devanagari script

तदेवं शक्तियुक्तस्य पूर्वं प्रियकृतस्तव।रामस्यार्हसि पिङ्गेश कर्तुं सर्वात्मना प्रियम्।।

Transliteration

tad evaṃ śaktiyuktasya pūrvaṃ priyakṛtas tava |

rāmasyārhasi piṅgeśa kartuṃ sarvātmanā priyam ||

Translation

Por tanto, oh Piṅgeśa, puesto que Rāma antes hizo con toda su fuerza lo que te era grato, es justo que ahora tú hagas, con todo tu ser, lo que es grato a Rāma.

Word by Word

• tat: therefore/that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; demonstrative used adverbially: 'therefore/that being so'

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb: 'thus'

• śaktiyuktasya: of (one) endowed with strength
• śaktiyuktasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakti + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'endowed with strength'

• pūrvam: earlier
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Avyaya usage (kriyā-viśeṣaṇa): 'formerly/earlier'

• priyakṛtaḥ: having done a dear service
• priyakṛtaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'one who has done what is dear (a favor-doer)'

• tava: to you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; pronoun

• rāmasya: of Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• piṅgeśa: O Piṅgeśa (tawny lord)
• piṅgeśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṅga + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'piṅga (tawny) lord' (epithet)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive

• sarvātmanā: wholeheartedly
• sarvātmanā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva; instrumental-form used adverbially: 'with whole self/wholly'

• priyam: a dear act/favor
• priyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

Context

'Therefore, O king of monkeys! you ought to oblige Rama wholeheartedly exerting all your strength, as he has done your work.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sugriva
• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma is reciprocal fidelity: when someone has served you wholeheartedly, righteousness requires you to respond with equal wholeheartedness—especially when bound by promise.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman crystallizes the moral argument: Rama fulfilled Sugriva’s need; now Sugriva must fulfill Rama’s need without half-measures.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Wholehearted commitment (sarvātmanā) in service—acting fully rather than partially or reluctantly.