Shloka 26

अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्

Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode

Devanagari script

कथञ्चिद्भवती दृष्टा न कालः परिशोचितुम्।।।।अस्मिन्मुहूर्ते दुःखानामन्तं द्रक्ष्यसि भामिनि।

Transliteration

kathañcid bhavatī dṛṣṭā na kālaḥ pariśocitum |

asmin muhūrte duḥkhānām antaṃ drakṣyasi bhāmini ||

Translation

麗しき御方よ、ついにあなたを拝し得た。今は嘆く時ではない。この瞬間にこそ、あなたは苦しみの終わりを見るであろう。

Word by Word

• kathañcit: somehow
• kathañcit: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathañcit (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (somehow)

• bhavatī: you
• bhavatī: Karta (कर्ता; of implied 'asi' or in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavatī (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/आदरवाचक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थक-प्रयोगः (you, respectfully)

• dṛṣṭā: seen
• dṛṣṭā: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √dṛś दृश्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि (you have been seen)

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

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pariśocitum: to lament
• pariśocitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√śuc (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्तम् (infinitive), कर्तरि; (to lament)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• muhūrte: moment
• muhūrte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• duḥkhānām: of sorrows
• duḥkhānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• antam: end
• antam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• drakṣyasi: you will see
• drakṣyasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• bhāmini: O fair lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Context

'O lovely lady! somehow I could discover you. This is not the moment for lamentation.Your grief will end.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma as steadiness in crisis: when help has arrived, one should act with clarity rather than be ruled by despair.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanūmān urges Sītā to move from grief to readiness, implying imminent relief through Rāma’s effort.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanūmān’s confidence and leadership—he stabilizes Sītā emotionally at a decisive moment.