Shloka 19

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

नहिपश्यामिततसौम्यपृथिव्यामपिवानर ।।6.116.19।।सदृशंयत्प्रियाख्यानेतवदत्त्वाभवेत्सुखम् ।

Transliteration

na hi paśyāmi tata saumya pṛthivyām api vānara | sadṛśaṃ yat priyākhyāne tava dattvā bhavet sukham ||

Translation

En vérité, ô doux être, ô singe, je ne vois nulle part sur cette terre quelque chose qui égale la valeur de ton agréable message.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (दृश्) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• tat: that (thing)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• pṛthivyām: on the earth
• pṛthivyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक निपात (particle: even/also)

• vānara: O monkey-hero
• vānara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• sadṛśam: befitting, equal
• sadṛśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of "yat"

• yat: which (thing)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular); सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• priyākhyāne: in (your) pleasing message
• priyākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya-ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (priyasya ākhyānam = pleasing message/report)

• tava: of you, your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having given’

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• sukham: happiness, joy
• sukham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

Context

"I am not able to see on this earth, a gift befitting the value of your message, which can be given to you to make you happy."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Pṛthivī (earth)

FAQs

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

Truthful and beneficial speech (satya-hita-vāk) is treated as priceless; dharma recognizes moral acts as exceeding material valuation.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā intensifies her gratitude, stating no earthly gift matches the value of Hanumān’s message.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s discernment (viveka) in valuing ethical service and truthful communication over wealth.