Shloka 39

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तासाहनुमताकृपणादीनवत्सला ।हनूमन्तमुवाचेदंचिन्तयित्वाविमृश्य च ।।6.116.39।।

Transliteration

ity uktā sā hanumatā kṛpaṇā dīnavatsalā | hanūmantam uvācedaṃ cintayitvā vimṛśya ca ||6.116.39||

Translation

Así abordada por Hanuman, Sita —de tierno corazón y compasiva con los afligidos— después de pensar y reflexionar, le dirigió estas palabras.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• uktā: having been spoken / having spoken (context: having been addressed)
• uktā: Karta (कर्ता) (with sā, as described)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), feminine, nominative (प्रथमा) singular; agrees with sā

• sā: she (Sita)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), feminine, nominative (प्रथमा) singular

• hanumatā: by Hanuman
• hanumatā: Karana (करण/agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, instrumental (तृतीया) singular

• kṛpaṇā: pitiable / distressed
• kṛpaṇā: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, nominative (प्रथमा) singular; adjective qualifying sā

• dīna-vatsalā: affectionate to the helpless
• dīna-vatsalā: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, nominative (प्रथमा) singular; tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) 'dīnānāṃ vatsalā'

• hanūmantam: Hanuman
• hanūmantam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, accusative (द्वितीया) singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) singular, parasmaipada

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, neuter, accusative (द्वितीया) singular; object of uvāca (what was said)

• cintayitvā: having thought
• cintayitvā: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु) + tvā (त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; prior action to uvāca

• vimṛśya: having reflected
• vimṛśya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛś (धातु) + vi- + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable; prior action to uvāca

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

Context

Hanuman having spoken like that, Sita who was fond of the desperate, thus spoke to Hanuman thinking for a while.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

Compassion (dayā) and thoughtful deliberation are part of Dharma; Sita does not respond from impulse but from reflection.

What is the narrative situation?

The text transitions from Hanuman’s request for violent retaliation to Sita’s considered response.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sita’s compassion and moral discernment—she is portrayed as caring even amid her own suffering.