Shloka 150

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मम पुच्छं समन्ततः।वेष्टितं शणवल्कैश्च जीर्णैः कार्पासजैः पटैः।।।।

Transliteration

tatas tasya vacaḥ śrutvā mama pucchaṃ samantataḥ | veṣṭitaṃ śaṇavalkaiś ca jīrṇaiḥ kārpāsajaiḥ paṭaiḥ ||

Translation

Entonces, al escuchar su orden, envolvieron mi cola completamente con tiras de tela de fibra y con trapos de algodón desgastados.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then/thereafter)

• tasya: of him/that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• vacaḥ: words/speech
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• puccham: tail
• puccham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puccha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• samantataḥ: all around
• samantataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): सर्वतः/परितः (on all sides, all around)

• veṣṭitam: wrapped/covered
• veṣṭitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: veṣṭ (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पुच्छम्’ इति कर्मणः विशेषणम्

• śaṇavalkaiḥ: with flax-fibres/bark-strips
• śaṇavalkaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṇa-valka (प्रातिपदिक; शण + वल्क)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): शणस्य वल्कानि (bark/fibres of flax); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• jīrṇaiḥ: worn-out/tattered
• jīrṇaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘पटैः/शणवल्कैः’ इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्

• kārpāsajaiḥ: made of cotton
• kārpāsajaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārpāsa-ja (प्रातिपदिक; कार्पास + ज)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): कार्पासात् जाताः (born of cotton); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘पटैः’ इति विशेषणम्

• paṭaiḥ: with cloth-strips/rags
• paṭaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

Context

"Having heard the king's words, all the demons collected and held my tail, wrapped it with saris of fibres and tattered rags of cotton.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

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

It illustrates how adharma expresses itself through degrading punishment; dharma is not merely avoiding murder but avoiding cruelty and dishonor.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāvaṇa orders the tail to be burned, the rākṣasas prepare by wrapping Hanumān’s tail with combustible cloth.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s endurance and steadiness under humiliation, maintaining purpose for Rāma’s cause.