Shloka 28

लङ्कादाहानन्तरचिन्ता

Hanuman’s Post-Conflagration Self-Examination and Assurance of Sita’s Safety

Devanagari script

तपसा सत्यवाक्येन अनन्यत्वाच्च भर्तरि।अपि सा निर्दहेदग्निं न तामग्निः प्रधक्ष्यति।।।।

Transliteration

tapasā satyavākyena ananyatvāc ca bhartari | api sā nirdahen agniṃ na tām agniḥ pradhakṣyati ||

Translation

Por el poder de su ascesis, por su palabra veraz y por su devoción exclusiva a su esposo, ella podría incluso abrasar al mismo fuego; y el fuego no podría consumirla.

Word by Word

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• satyavākyena: by truthfulness (true speech)
• satyavākyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (satyaṃ vākyaṃ yena / satyavākyaṃ)

• ananyatvāt: from exclusive devotion
• ananyatvāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananyatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhartari: towards/in (her) husband
• bhartari: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (concessive particle)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nirdahēt: might burn up
• nirdahēt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√dah (दह्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• agnim: fire
• agnim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• agniḥ: fire
• agniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pradhakṣyati: will burn up
• pradhakṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dah (दह्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

'By virtue of her power of asceticism, power of truthfulness and exclusive devotion towards her husband, she may consume the fire. Fire will not burn her'.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Agni (fire)
• Rama (implied as husband)

FAQs

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

Truth (satya), austerity (tapas), and unwavering marital fidelity (pativrata-dharma) are presented as spiritual forces that protect the righteous from harm.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman reassures himself that Sita’s inner power—rooted in dharma—makes it impossible for the fire in Lanka to destroy her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sita’s satya and ananya-bhakti to her husband, portrayed as a form of spiritual invincibility.