Shloka 26

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

अतिलक्षणसम्पन्नंमाधुर्यगुणभूषितम् ।।6.116.26।।बुद्ध्याह्यष्टाङ्गयायुक्तंत्वमेवार्हसिभाषितुम् ।

Transliteration

atilakṣaṇasampannaṃ mādhuryaguṇabhūṣitam |

buddhyā hy aṣṭāṅgayā yuktaṃ tvam evārhasi bhāṣitum ||6.116.26||

Translation

Ta parole est riche de signes excellents et parée de douceur ; et, jointe à une intelligence pourvue des huit perfections, toi seul es vraiment digne de parler ainsi.

Word by Word

• ati-lakṣaṇa-sampannam: endowed with excellent marks
• ati-lakṣaṇa-sampannam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sampanna (√pad, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘अतिशयेन लक्षणैः सम्पन्नम्’ qualifying implied "vākyam"/speech

• mādhurya-guṇa-bhūṣitam: adorned with sweetness and virtues
• mādhurya-guṇa-bhūṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mādhurya (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (√bhūṣ, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘माधुर्यगुणैः भूषितम्’ (adorned with sweetness-qualities)

• buddhyā: with intellect
• buddhyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• aṣṭāṅgayā: with eightfold (wisdom)
• aṣṭāṅgayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa-aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—‘अष्टौ अङ्गानि यस्याः’ (eightfold) qualifying implied "buddhyā"

• yuktam: endowed
• yuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (√yuj, क्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; ‘endowed/connected’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• arhasi: are worthy
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (अर्ह्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• bhāṣitum: to speak
• bhāṣitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhāṣ (भाष्) (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive): ‘to speak’

Context

Continuing to pay tribute to Hanuman's words, Sita said" Your language and expression are always richly endowed with virtuous qualities, sweet and valuable, combined with eight excellences. (Eight excellences are-Keenness to hear discourses, readiness to hear discourses, receptivity, retentive power, reasoning for a proposition, against a proposition, faculty of comprehension, realization of truth)."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma in speech: truthful, sweet, and well-reasoned words are presented as a virtue, and praising such speech reinforces ethical communication.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā responds to Hanumān by commending the excellence of his expression and understanding.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s cultivated intelligence and disciplined speech—strength guided by wisdom.