Shloka 9

अभिज्ञानमणि

प्रदानम् — The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita

Devanagari script

यथा स च महाबाहुर्मां तारयति राघवः।अस्माद्धुःखाम्बुसंरोधात्त्वं समाधातुमर्हसि।।।।

Transliteration

yathā sa ca mahābāhur māṃ tārayati rāghavaḥ |

asmād duḥkhāmbusaṃrodhāt tvaṃ samādhātum arhasi ||5.39.9||

Translation

Debes reconfortar y afirmar al poderoso Rāghava, para que me rescate y me haga cruzar más allá de esta barrera, este dique de inundación, del océano del dolor.

Word by Word

• sugrīvam: Sugriva
• sugrīvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• saha-amātyam: together with (his) ministers
• saha-amātyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + amātya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter, used adverbially/collectively), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• vṛddhān: elders
• vṛddhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vānarān: vanaras
• vānarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• brūyāḥ: you should tell
• brūyāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (parasmaipada)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तम-प्रयोगे मध्यमपुरुषार्थ (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• vānara-śreṣṭha: O best of vanaras
• vānara-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वानराणां श्रेष्ठः); पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• kuśalam: welfare
• kuśalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• dharma-saṃhitam: in accordance with dharma, righteous
• dharma-saṃhitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + saṃhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मेण संहितम्/धर्म-संयुक्तम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Context

"You must pacify the strong-armed Rama in a manner by which he will help me to cross the ocean of grief and rlieve me.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sītā
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma here includes responsible communication: Hanumān must speak in a way that supports righteous action without inflaming despair or rashness—truthful reassurance that sustains duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, still imprisoned, asks Hanumān not only to report facts but also to console Rāma so he can act effectively to rescue her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s virtue of wise counsel (mati) and steadiness: he is entrusted to regulate emotion through dharmic speech so the mission proceeds rightly.