Shloka 31

हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता

Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita

Devanagari script

उद्देशे नष्टमार्गेऽस्मिन् राक्षसैः परिवारिते।।।।सागरेण परिक्षिप्ते गुप्ते वसति जानकी।

Transliteration

uddeśe naṣṭamārge 'smin rākṣasaiḥ parivārite | sāgareṇa parikṣipte gupte vasati jānakī ||

Translation

En este lugar cuyo acceso se ha perdido, rodeado por los rākṣasas y ceñido por el mar, Jānakī habita en ocultamiento.

Word by Word

• उद्देशे: in a place/spot
• उद्देशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• नष्ट-मार्गे: where the way is lost/unknown
• नष्ट-मार्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (नष्टः मार्गः यस्मिन्); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular qualifying ‘उद्देशे’

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• राक्षसैः: by demons
• राक्षसैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• परिवारिते: surrounded
• परिवारिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular qualifying ‘उद्देशे’

• सागरेण: by the ocean
• सागरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• परिक्षिप्ते: enclosed/surrounded
• परिक्षिप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + क्षिप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular qualifying ‘उद्देशे’

• गुप्ते: hidden/secret
• गुप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular qualifying ‘उद्देशे’

• वसति: dwells
• वसति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• जानकी: Janaki (Sita)
• जानकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Context

"Janaki is staying in this untraceable location surrounded by demons. And this location is a secret place surrounded by the ocean .

Characters & Entities

• Jānakī (Sītā)
• rākṣasas
• Laṅkā (implied by ocean-encircled fortress)

FAQs

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

Dharma as careful guardianship of truth and safety: Hanumān must act with secrecy and precision because Sītā is held in a highly secured, concealed setting.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān reflects on Sītā’s guarded confinement in an inaccessible, ocean-encircled stronghold.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alertness and strategic patience under dangerous constraints.