Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 116, Shloka 24

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

अर्थतश्चमयाप्राप्तादेवरज्यादयोगुणाः ।।6.116.24।।हतशत्रुंविजयिनंरामंपश्यामिसुस्थितम् ।

Transliteration

arthataś ca mayā prāptā devarājyādayo guṇāḥ |

hataśatruṃ vijayinaṃ rāmaṃ paśyāmi susthitam ||6.116.24||

Translation

まことに、神々の王権にも等しい恵みを得たかのように思われます。敵を討ち、勝利し、しかと本来の座に安住するラーマを、いまこの目で見るゆえに。

Word by Word

• arthataḥ: in essence
• arthataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: arthatas (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (adverb: in effect/essentially)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prāptāḥ: attained
• prāptāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; ‘attained’

• deva-rājya-ādayaḥ: the kingdom of the gods etc.
• deva-rājya-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-rājya (तत्पुरुष-प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘देवराज्यं’ + ‘आदयः’ = ‘the kingdom of the gods and the like’

• guṇāḥ: qualities/benefits
• guṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन

• hata-śatrum: slayer of enemies / with enemies slain
• hata-śatrum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (√han, क्त) + śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘हतः शत्रुः यस्य’ (whose enemy is slain) qualifying "rāmam"

• vijayinam: victorious
• vijayinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijayin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण of "rāmam"

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (दृश्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• su-sthitam: well-set, secure
• su-sthitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + sthita (√sthā, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—‘सुस्थित’ = well-established/secure, qualifying "rāmam"

Context

"Now that the enemy is killed, Rama is happy, which means as if I have attained the rulership of gods."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is affirmed as ultimately stabilizing: the rightful hero’s victory restores moral order, and Sītā values that restoration more than worldly gain.

What is the narrative situation?

After the war’s turning point (Rāvaṇa’s defeat), Sītā responds with relief and gratitude upon knowing Rāma is victorious and secure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s steadfast devotion and moral clarity—she treats Rāma’s righteous victory as the highest ‘attainment’.