Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 116, Shloka 14

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तासमुत्पत्यसीताशशिनिभानना ।।6.116.14।।प्रहर्षेणावरुद्धासाव्याहर्तुं न शशाक ह ।

Transliteration

evam uktā samutpatya sītā śaśinibhānanā | praharṣeṇāvaruddhāsā vyāhartuṁ na śaśāka ha || 6.116.14 ||

Translation

かく告げられるや、月のごとき面差しのシーターは立ち上がった。されど歓喜に胸ふさがれ、言葉を発することができなかった。

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• uktā: having been addressed
• uktā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having been spoken to'

• samutpatya: having sprung up / risen
• samutpatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-√pat (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यप्/क्त्वा)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śaśini-bhānanā: moon-faced
• śaśini-bhānanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक) + bhānanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: शशिनि-भानना (कर्मधारय; 'moon-like-faced'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• praharṣeṇa: by joy
• praharṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• āvaruddhā: choked/held back
• āvaruddhā: Kartṛsāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√rudh (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vyāhartuṃ: to speak/utter
• vyāhartuṃ: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√hṛ (धातु) + तुमुन् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), प्रयोजन (purpose)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• śaśāka: was able
• śaśāka: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śak (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed (narrative)
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-निपात (narrative particle)

Context

Hanuman having spoken in that way, Sita got up in excessive joy and could not speak naturally.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma includes patient endurance through suffering; when truth and justice prevail, the heart’s restrained grief can transform into overwhelming relief.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing Hanumān’s message of victory and safety, Sītā rises in joy but is unable to speak due to intense emotion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s resilience and purity of feeling—her long restraint breaks only when righteous deliverance is confirmed.