Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 34

अभिज्ञानमणि

प्रदानम् — The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita

Devanagari script

स वानरसहस्राणां कोटीभिरभिसंवृतः।क्षिप्रमेष्यति वैदेहि राक्षसानां निबर्हणः।।।।

Transliteration

sa vānarasahasrāṇāṁ koṭībhir abhisaṁvṛtaḥ | kṣipram eṣyati vaidehi rākṣasānāṁ nibarhaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Ô Vaidehī, il viendra bientôt, entouré de crores et de crores de singes ; le destructeur des rākṣasas arrivera ici sans tarder.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वानरसहस्राणाम्: of thousands of vanaras
• वानरसहस्राणाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: वानराणां सहस्राणि

• कोटीभिः: with crores
• कोटीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अभिसंवृतः: surrounded
• अभिसंवृतः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate participle of सः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-सम्-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'surrounded'

• क्षिप्रम्: swiftly
• क्षिप्रम्: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्रम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्धम्)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एष्यति: will come/reach
• एष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वैदेहि: O Vaidehi
• वैदेहि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• राक्षसानाम्: of the rakshasas
• राक्षसानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• निबर्हणः: destroyer
• निबर्हणः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि-√बर्ह् (धातु) + अन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agent noun 'destroyer'

Context

"O Vaidehi! Sugriva will reach this place with thousands of crores of vanaras very soon and would kill all the ogres.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Sugrīva
• Laṅkā (implied by ‘here’ in context)
• Rākṣasas
• Vānara hosts

FAQs

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

Dharma as assurance and protection: the innocent should be given truthful hope grounded in real support and collective righteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān comforts Sītā with the promise of imminent arrival of Sugrīva’s vast forces to confront the rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and courage—steadfast allies mobilize quickly to uphold justice.