Shloka 34

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

विकृताविकृताकाराःक्रूराःक्रूरकचेक्षणाः ।।6.116.33।।इच्छामिविविधैराघतैर्हन्तुमेतास्सुदारुणाः ।राक्षस्योदारुणकथावरमेतत्प्रयच्छमे ।।6.116.34।।

Transliteration

icchāmi vividhair āghātair hantum etāḥ sudāruṇāḥ | rākṣasyo dāruṇakathā varam etat prayaccha me ||6.116.34||

Translation

Deseo abatir a estas rākṣasīs terribles con golpes de todo tipo; su brutalidad es indescriptible. Concédeme este favor, permítemelo.

Word by Word

एवम्thus/in this way

प्रहारैःwith blows

बहुभिःmany

सम्प्रहार्यhaving struck repeatedly

यशस्विनिO illustrious one

घातयेhave (them) killed / cause to be slain

तीव्ररूपाभिःby (those) of fierce form

याभिःby whom

त्वम्you

तर्जिताthreatened

पुराformerly

Context

"I wish to kill by all kinds of strokes, these cruel distorted forms of Rakshasas having terrible hair and fierce eyes and not to mention their violence. Permit me."

Characters & Entities

Hanuman

Sita

Rākṣasī (female rākṣasas)

FAQs

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

Even righteous anger seeks legitimacy: Hanuman asks for permission, implying that force should be exercised within moral and relational boundaries, not as uncontrolled vengeance.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman requests Sita’s consent to punish the rākṣasīs who threatened and abused her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanuman’s devotion and sense of duty—he frames retaliation as a requested, accountable act rather than a personal impulse.