Shloka 26

हनूमद्

दूत्यम् / Hanuman’s Mediation and Lakshmana’s Appeal to Sugriva

Devanagari script

ईदृशा बुद्धिसम्पन्ना जितक्रोधा जितेन्द्रियाः।द्रष्टव्या वानरेन्द्रेण दिष्ट्या दर्शनमागताः।।

Transliteration

īdṛśā buddhisampannā jitakrodhā jitendriyāḥ | draṣṭavyā vānarendreṇa diṣṭyā darśanam āgatāḥ ||

Translation

まことに幸いなるかな。このような人々—智慧に満ち、怒りを克服し、諸感覚を制した方々—が来てくださったのだ。会見を求めて猿王のほうから、あなたがたのもとへ参るべきである。

Word by Word

• ईदृशाः: such (persons)
• ईदृशाः: कर्ता (Subject of implied ‘are’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• बुद्धिसम्पन्नाः: intelligent
• बुद्धिसम्पन्नाः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धि + सम्पन्न (कृदन्त; पद्/पद् (धातु) सम्- + क्त)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष: बुद्ध्या सम्पन्नाः (endowed with intelligence)

• जितक्रोधाः: having conquered anger
• जितक्रोधाः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष: क्रोधं जिताः

• जितेन्द्रियाः: having conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियाः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष: इन्द्रियाणि जिताः

• द्रष्टव्याः: worthy to be met/seen
• द्रष्टव्याः: कर्म (Object of implied ‘to see’ by vānarendreṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/obligatory), प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘fit to be seen/should be met’

• वानरेन्द्रेण: by the lord of monkeys
• वानरेन्द्रेण: कर्ता (Agent of gerundive; by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वानराणाम् इन्द्रः

• दिष्ट्या: fortunately
• दिष्ट्या: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण निपातवत् (idiomatic: ‘luckily/fortunately’)

• दर्शनम्: for a meeting/sight
• दर्शनम्: कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायोगे goal sense

• आगताः: have come
• आगताः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; intransitive ‘have come’

Context

'It is a matter of great fortune that you who have intelligence, control over your senses and conquered anger have come to see the lord of monkeys who needs instead, to approach you.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sugrīva (vānarendra)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is self-governance: mastery over anger and senses qualifies one for righteous action and worthy association; it also implies proper protocol (maryādā) in approaching the virtuous.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān assesses Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s qualities and argues that Sugrīva should respectfully approach them.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma–Lakṣmaṇa’s restraint (jitakrodha, jitendriya) and Hanumān’s discernment in recognizing virtue.