Shloka 9

हनूमत्सीतासंवादः

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

Devanagari script

विभीषणेन च भ्रात्रा मम निर्यातनं प्रति।अनुनीतः प्रयत्नेन न च तत्कुरुते मतिम्।।।।

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇena ca bhrātrā mama niryātanaṁ prati |

anunītaḥ prayatnena na ca tat kurute matim ||

Translation

また兄ヴィビーシャナは、我が解放のために懇ろに力を尽くして諫めたが、彼はなおその道へ心を定めぬ。

Word by Word

• vibhīṣaṇena: by Vibhishana
• vibhīṣaṇena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

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

• bhrātrā: by (his) brother
• bhrātrā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

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

• niryātanam: release; sending out (restoration)
• niryātanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niryātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object with prati

• prati: towards; for
• prati: Pratiyogi (प्रत्ययोगि/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition): 'towards/for'

• anunītaḥ: was persuaded
• anunītaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√nī (धातु) > anunīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'was gently advised/led'

• prayatnena: with effort
• prayatnena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

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

• tat: that (proposal)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of kurute

• kurute: does; makes
• kurute: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• matim: decision; intention
• matim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object-complement: 'make up (his) mind'

Context

"Vibhisana made efforts to advise Ravana for my restoration. But Ravana has not agreed to that.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Right counsel is part of dharma, but dharma also recognizes agency: even good advice (Vibhīṣaṇa’s) fails if the wrongdoer refuses to reform.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā reports that Vibhīṣaṇa attempted to persuade Rāvaṇa to release her, but Rāvaṇa remained unmoved.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s righteousness and compassion: he advocates release and restraint even within an adharmic court.