Shloka 43

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

आज्ञप्ताराक्षसेनेहराक्षस्यस्तर्जयन्तिमाम् ।।6.116.43।।हतेतस्मिन्नकुर्वन्तितर्जनंमारुतात्मज ।

Transliteration

ājñaptā rākṣaseneha rākṣasyas tarjayanti mām | hate tasmin na kurvanti tarjanaṃ mārutātmaja || 6.116.43 ||

Translation

« Ici, sur l’ordre du seigneur rākṣasa, les rākṣasīs me menaçaient jadis. Maintenant qu’il a été tué, ô fils du Vent, elles ne me menaceront plus. »

Word by Word

• ājñaptāḥ: ordered / commanded
• ājñaptāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (with rākṣasyaḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√jñā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), feminine nominative plural; agrees with rākṣasyaḥ

• rākṣasena: by a rākṣasa
• rākṣasena: Karana (करण/agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, instrumental singular

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• rākṣasyaḥ: rākṣasī-women
• rākṣasyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, nominative plural

• tarjayanti: threaten
• tarjayanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tarj (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person plural, parasmaipada

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, accusative singular

• hate: when (he) is slain
• hate: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used as locative absolute; masculine/neuter locative singular; with tasmin

• tasmin: in that (case) / when he
• tasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, masculine/neuter locative singular; with hate (locative absolute)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• kurvanti: do
• kurvanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person plural, parasmaipada

• tarjanam: threatening
• tarjanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tarjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• māruta-ātmaja: O son of the Wind
• māruta-ātmaja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, vocative singular; tatpuruṣa 'mārutasya ātmajaḥ'

Context

"By Ravana's order they threatened me so. Now with his death, they will not be threatening me."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān (Mārutātmaja)
• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasīs (demonesses)

FAQs

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

Moral discernment about responsibility: Sītā distinguishes between the coercer (Rāvaṇa) and those acting under orders, supporting a dharmic view of proportional blame.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā explains to Hanumān that the rākṣasīs’ harassment was due to Rāvaṇa’s command and will cease after his death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya (truthfulness) and clarity—Sītā reports the situation without exaggeration and frames it ethically.