Shloka 16

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ताहनुमतासीताधर्मपथेस्थिता ।।6.116.16।।अब्रवीत्परमप्रीताबाष्पगद्गदयागिरा ।

Transliteration

evam uktā hanumatā sītā dharmapathe sthitā | abravīt paramaprītā bāṣpagadgadayā girā ||

Translation

Ainsi interpellée par Hanumān, Sītā, demeurant sur la voie du dharma, parla, comblée de joie, la voix brisée par les larmes.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक

• uktā: having been spoken to
• uktā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hanumatā: by Hanuman
• hanumatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dharma-pathe: on the path of dharma
• dharma-pathe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: धर्म + पथ (तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• sthitā: standing / abiding
• sthitā: Kartṛsāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• parama-prītā: very delighted
• parama-prītā: Kartṛsāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + prīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: परम + प्रीता (कर्मधारय); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bāṣpa-gadgadayā: with tear-choked
• bāṣpa-gadgadayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa + gadgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: बाष्प + गद्गद (तत्पुरुष; 'choked with tears'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• girā: voice/speech
• girā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Context

When Hanuman spoke in that way virtuous Sita was overwhelmed with joy and spoke with a voice choked with tears.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Even in extreme suffering, Sītā is described as dharma-sthā—firm in righteousness—showing that moral steadiness is not abandoned under emotional pressure.

What is the narrative situation?

After Hanumān speaks, Sītā finally responds, deeply moved and tearful with joy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s dharma-niṣṭhā (commitment to righteousness) alongside sincere, restrained emotion.