Shloka 33

हनूमद्वृत्तान्तः—वानरबलप्रशंसा च

Hanuman’s Report and Praise of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

कथञ्चिन्मृगशाबाक्षी विश्वासमुपपादिता।।5.59.32।।ततः संभाषिता चैव सर्वमर्थं च दर्शिता।रामसुग्रीवसख्यं च श्रुत्वा प्रीतिमुपागता।।5.59.33।।

Transliteration

niyatas samudācāro bhaktir bhartari cottamā | yan na hanti daśagrīvaṃ sā mahātmā kṛtāgasam ||

Translation

Porque es disciplinada en su conducta y posee suprema devoción a su esposo, esa mujer de gran alma no mata a Daśagrīva, aunque él la haya agraviado.

Word by Word

• ekaveṇīdharā: wearing a single braid
• ekaveṇīdharā: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + veṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष ‘एकां वेणीं धरति’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• dīnā: wretched
• dīnā: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhartṛcintāparāyaṇā: absorbed in thoughts of her husband
• bhartṛcintāparāyaṇā: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + cintā (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘भर्तुः चिन्तायां परायणः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• adhaḥśayyā: lying on the ground
• adhaḥśayyā: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhaḥ (अव्यय) + śayyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव ‘अधः शय्या’ = on the ground; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• vivarṇāṅgī: whose limbs had lost color
• vivarṇāṅgī: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि ‘विवर्णानि अङ्गानि यस्याः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• padminī: a lotus-plant
• padminī: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (upamāna)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय

• himāgame: at the coming of winter
• himāgame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima (प्रातिपदिक) + āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष ‘हिमस्य आगमे’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Context

"I created a little confidence in the fawneyed lady by pacifying her and explaining her with great difficulty the alliance of Rama and Sugriva on hearing which she became happy.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Ravana (Dashagriva)

FAQs

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

Dharma is role-appropriate righteousness (maryādā): Sita does not take vengeance into her own hands, holding to her dharmic commitment and leaving Ravana’s punishment to the rightful agent (Rama).

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman explains to Rama why Ravana, though guilty, was not destroyed by Sita’s spiritual power—her disciplined conduct and devotion restrain her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sita’s steadfast fidelity and self-governed conduct (niyama), expressing inner strength through restraint.