Shloka 38

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

एवंप्रहारैर्बहुभिःसंप्प्रहार्ययशस्विनि ।घातयेतीव्ररूपाभिर्याभिस्त्वंतर्जितापुरा ।।6.116.38।।

Transliteration

evaṃ prahārair bahubhiḥ samprahārya yaśasvini | ghātaye tīvrarūpābhir yābhis tvaṃ tarjitā purā ||6.116.38||

Translation

Ô illustre dame, je les frapperais de mille manières et tuerais ces créatures à l'aspect féroce qui t'ont menacée autrefois.

Word by Word

• ṛtadhāmā: Ṛtadhāmā
• ṛtadhāmā: Karta (appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtadhāman (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• vasuḥ: a Vasu
• vasuḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Kāla
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvam (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (adverb: formerly)

• vasūnām: of the Vasus
• vasūnām: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya

• prajāpatiḥ: lord of creatures
• prajāpatiḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'prajānāṃ patiḥ'

• trayāṇām: of three
• trayāṇām: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napुंसaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; numeral 'of three'

• api: also/even
• api: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Sambhāvanā/Samuccaya-avyaya (particle: also/even)

• lokānām: of the worlds
• lokānām: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• ādi-kartā: the prime creator
• ādi-kartā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'ādau kartā' (first creator)

• svayam-prabhuḥ: self-lord (independent lord)
• svayam-prabhuḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayam (अव्यय) + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; avyayībhāva: 'svayam eva prabhuḥ'

Context

"O Illustrious lady! I would like to kill the terrible forms of ogres who threatened you, in that way, I will be at and strike in many ways and destroy them", said Hanuman to Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sita
• Rākṣasī (female rākṣasas)

FAQs

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

Dharma is presented as protection of the vulnerable, yet the epic soon balances this with restraint: protection must not become cruelty.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman proposes punishing the rākṣasīs who earlier intimidated Sita.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage joined to fidelity—Hanuman’s readiness to act for Sita’s dignity and safety.