Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 5

सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma

Public Witness and Protocol

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तोहनुमतारामोधर्मभृतांवरः ।आगच्छत्सहसाध्यानमीषद्भाष्पपरिप्लुतः ।।।।

Transliteration

evam ukto hanumatā rāmo dharma-bhṛtāṃ varaḥ | āgacchat sahasā dhyānam īṣad-bāṣpa-pariplutaḥ ||

Translation

Ainsi interpellé par Hanumān, Rāma—le plus éminent des gardiens du dharma—fut soudain saisi d’une profonde méditation, les yeux légèrement baignés de larmes.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in that way
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक (manner-adverb)

• उक्तः: addressed/spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण; predicate to subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (passive sense)

• हनुमता: by Hanuman
• हनुमता: Karta (कर्ता; agent of speaking)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• धर्मभृताम्: of the upholders of righteousness
• धर्मभृताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-bhṛt (धर्म + भृत्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): धर्मं बिभ्रति इति; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण; apposition to Rama)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बन्धे प्रशंसावाचक

• आगच्छत्: went/entered (into)
• आगच्छत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/प्रकारवाचक (suddenly)

• ध्यानम्: meditation, thoughtfulness
• ध्यानम्: Karma (कर्म; object—state entered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ईषत्: slightly
• ईषत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; degree-modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: īṣat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाणवाचक (slightly)

• बाष्पपरिप्लुतः: bathed/filled with tears
• बाष्पपरिप्लुतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण; adjective of Rama)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa-paripluta (बाष्प + परिप्लुत; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (instrumental/causal sense): बाष्पेण परिप्लुतः; परिप्लुत = √plu (प्लु) + kta (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Context

Rama having spoken clearly in that way, Vibheeshana reverently conducted Sita to Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

The verse presents dharma as reflective self-governance: even at the moment of triumph, Rāma turns inward to deliberate on what is right, not merely what is desired.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing Hanumān’s report about Sītā’s longing, Rāma is moved to tears and becomes contemplative.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dhāraṇā (self-control) and moral seriousness: his emotional response is real, yet he turns to reflection before action.