Shloka 7

त्र्यशीतितमः सर्गः (Sarga 83)

Hanumān Reports Sītā’s ‘Slaying’; Rāma Collapses; Lakṣmaṇa’s Counter-Discourse on Dharma and Artha

Devanagari script

स तेनसहसैन्येनसन्निकर्षंमहायशाः ।शीघ्रमागम्यरामायदुःखितोवाक्यमब्रवीत् ।।6.83.7।।

Transliteration

sa tena saha sainyena sannikarṣaṁ mahāyaśāḥ | śīghram āgamya rāmāya duḥkhito vākyam abravīt ||6.83.7||

Translation

Alors, ce héros illustre, accompagné des troupes, s’avança promptement auprès de Rāma et, le cœur accablé, prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तेन: with that
• तेन: सहकारक/सह (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition-like: with)

• सैन्येन: with the army
• सैन्येन: सह (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन

• सन्निकर्षम्: near (to him)/into proximity
• सन्निकर्षम्: कर्म (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निकर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘near presence/approach’ (object of āgamya in sense ‘having come near’)

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: महत् यशो यस्य सः

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालार्थक-अव्यय (quickly)

• आगम्य: having come
• आगम्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having come’

• रामाय: to Rama
• रामाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• दुःखितः: sorrowful
• दुःखितः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate adjective of सः

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

Hanuman of great fame accompanied by army quickly came to Rama and submitted as follows.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Rāma
• Vānara troops

FAQs

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

Satya in service: promptly conveying grave truth to the rightful leader is a duty, even when painful.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanūmān rushes to Rāma to deliver distressing news from the battlefield.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsibility and truthful reporting under pressure.