Shloka 12

हनूमत्सीतासंवादः

Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal

Devanagari script

असंशयं हरिश्रेष्ठ क्षिप्रं मां प्राप्स्यते पतिः।अन्तरात्मा च मे शुद्धस्तस्मिंश्च बहवो गुणाः।।।।

Transliteration

asaṃśayaṃ hariśreṣṭha kṣipraṃ māṃ prāpsyate patiḥ |

antarātmā ca me śuddhas tasmiṃś ca bahavo guṇāḥ ||

Translation

猿たちの中の最上よ、疑いなく私の夫はまもなく私のもとへ来られます。私の内なる心は清らかで、彼には多くの徳が備わっています。

Word by Word

• asaṃśayam: without doubt; certainly
• asaṃśayam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a- (नञ्) + saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (certainly)

• hari-śreṣṭha: O best of monkeys
• hari-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (हरीणां श्रेष्ठः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• kṣipram: soon
• kṣipram: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverb: quickly/soon)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prāpsyate: will reach/attain
• prāpsyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• patiḥ: husband; lord
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• antarātmā: inner self
• antarātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (अन्तरः आत्मा), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• śuddhaḥ: pure
• śuddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective of antarātmā

• tasmin: in him
• tasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifying guṇāḥ

• guṇāḥ: virtues
• guṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

"O eminent vanara! no doubt my lord will soon reach this place. My pure conscience tells me that Rama has many virtues.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is supported by inner purity and truth-aligned conscience; steadfast trust in a righteous protector is presented as ethically grounded, not naïve.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā reassures Hanumān of Rāma’s imminent arrival and affirms Rāma’s virtuous nature.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śraddhā (steady faith) joined with śuddha-antarātmā (a clear conscience).