Shloka 141

Devanagari script

क्षिप्रमानीयतां सीता दीयतां राघवाय च।यावन्न हरयो वीरा विधमन्ति बलं तव।।।।

Transliteration

kṣipram ānīyatāṃ sītā dīyatāṃ rāghavāya ca | yāvan na harayo vīrā vidhamanti balaṃ tava ||

Translation

सीता को शीघ्र ले आओ और राघव को सौंप दो, इससे पहले कि वीर वानर तुम्हारी सेना को ध्वस्त कर दें।

Word by Word

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb): शीघ्रम्

• ānīyatām: let (her) be brought
• ānīyatām: Vidhi (विधि/Imperative injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karma (कर्म/Object) (of passive ‘be brought’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dīyatām: let (her) be given
• dīyatām: Vidhi (विधि/Imperative injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• rāghavāya: to Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• yāvat: until, before
• yāvat: Kāla-sambandha (काल-सम्बन्ध/Temporal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/संबन्ध)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): यावत्—"यावद्... तावत्"; here: ‘until/before’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• harayaḥ: the Vanaras
• harayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vīrāḥ: heroic
• vīrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier) of harayaḥ

• vidhamanti: destroy, smash
• vidhamanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dham (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• balam: army, force
• balam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम

Context

'Before the heroic vanaras exterminate your entire army, return Sita at once to Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Hanumān
• vānara-s
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Restitution and prevention of violence: dharma urges returning what was unlawfully taken (Sītā) to avert wider destruction and suffering.

What is the narrative situation?

As envoy, Hanumān issues a final admonition: return Sītā to Rāma immediately or face the vānara army’s assault.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral courage and righteous warning: Hanumān combines diplomacy with firmness, prioritizing justice while still offering a path to avoid war.