Shloka 31

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”

Devanagari script

ततस्ते प्रीतमनसस्सर्वे वानरपुङ्गवाः।।।।हनुमन्तं महात्मानं परिवार्योपतस्थिरे।परिवार्य च ते सर्वे परां प्रीतिमुपागताः।।।।

Transliteration

tatas te prīta-manasas sarve vānara-puṅgavāḥ | hanumantaṁ mahātmānaṁ parivāryopatasthire |

parivārya ca te sarve parāṁ prītim upāgatāḥ ||

Translation

Alors tous les chefs Vānara, le cœur réjoui, se rassemblèrent autour du magnanime Hanumān et se tinrent auprès de lui ; et, l’entourant ainsi, ils furent comblés de la plus haute joie.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), काल/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nominative plural: 'they')

• prīta-manasaḥ: glad at heart
• prīta-manasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त, √prī प्रीञ्) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: 'prītaṃ manaḥ yeṣām'), विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन (Masculine nominative plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन (Masculine nominative plural: 'all')

• vānara-puṅgavāḥ: leaders of the monkeys
• vānara-puṅgavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: 'vānareṣu puṅgavāḥ' leaders among monkeys); पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन (Masculine nominative plural)

• hanumantam: Hanuman
• hanumantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• mahātmānam: the great-souled one
• mahātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadharaya: 'mahān ātmā'); विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन (Masculine accusative singular)

• parivārya: having surrounded
• parivārya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pari-√vṛ (वृञ् वरणे) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having surrounded'

• upatasthire: stood near/attended upon
• upatasthire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√sthā (स्था गतिनिवृत्तौ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect, लिट्-लकार), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

• parivārya: having surrounded
• parivārya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pari-√vṛ (वृञ् वरणे) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having surrounded' (repeated for emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन (Masculine nominative plural)

• parām: supreme/great
• parām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine accusative singular)

• prītim: joy/delight
• prītim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• upāgatāḥ: attained/became
• upāgatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√gam (गम् गतौ) (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used finitely); पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन (Masculine nominative plural): 'having attained/became'

Context

Feeling very happy at heart all the vanara leaders gathered around Hanuman. They stood motionless with extreme happiness.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vānara leaders

FAQs

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

Dharma is collective responsibility—leaders unite around the successful messenger to hear truth and proceed rightly.

What is the narrative situation?

After Hanumān’s return, the Vānara chiefs encircle him eagerly, awaiting his report.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Saṅghabala (strength of unity) and appreciative recognition of righteous effort.