Shloka 8

सीतावृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् / Report of Sītā’s Condition and Tokens of Recognition

Devanagari script

समुद्रं लङ्घयित्वाहं शतयोजनमायतम्।।।।अगच्छं जानकीं सीतां मार्गमाणो दिदृक्षया।

Transliteration

samudraṃ laṅghayitvāhaṃ śatayojanam āyatam |

agacchaṃ jānakīṃ sītāṃ mārgamāṇo didṛkṣayā |

Translation

百ヨージャナに及ぶ大海を跳び越え、私はヤーナキー・シーターを求めて進んだ。ひとえに彼女を拝見したいという切なる願いに駆られて。

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb): ‘there’

• laṅkā: Lanka
• laṅkā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; name

• iti: thus/called
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• nagarī: city
• nagarī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nagarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to laṅkā

• rāvaṇasya: of Ravana
• rāvaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• durātmanaḥ: evil-minded
• durātmanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् to rāvaṇasya; बहुव्रीहि: ‘one whose self is evil’

• dakṣiṇasya: southern
• dakṣiṇasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies samudrasya

• samudrasya: of the sea
• samudrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tīre: on the shore
• tīre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative ‘on the shore’

• vasati: is situated
• vasati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘dwells/is situated’

• dakṣiṇe: southern
• dakṣiṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies tīre (on the southern [shore])

Context

Hearing of Sita alive and not harmed, Rama asked the vanaras, 'How is Sita? How is she disposed to me? Tell me everything'.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sita (Janaki)
• Ocean (Samudra)

FAQs

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

Selfless service (sevā) in dharma: Hanuman undertakes hardship to fulfill Rama’s righteous purpose and to restore justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman begins his first-person account: he crossed the ocean to search for and see Sita.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and resolve guided by devotion—Hanuman’s strength is directed toward a righteous aim.