Shloka 26

हनूमता सुग्रीवस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः

Hanuman’s Counsel on Timely Ally-Duty

Devanagari script

तदेवं शक्तियुक्तस्य पूर्वं प्रियकृतस्तव।रामस्यार्हसि पिङ्गेश कर्तुं सर्वात्मना प्रियम्।।

Transliteration

tad evaṃ śaktiyuktasya pūrvaṃ priyakṛtas tava |

rāmasyārhasi piṅgeśa kartuṃ sarvātmanā priyam ||

Translation

ಆದುದರಿಂದ, ಹೇ ಪಿಂಗೇಶ! ರಾಮನು ಹಿಂದೆ ತನ್ನ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ನಿನಗೆ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದುದನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದನು; ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ನೀನು ಈಗ ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮನಿಂದ ರಾಮನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದುದನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವುದು ಯುಕ್ತ.

Word by Word

• tat: therefore/that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; demonstrative used adverbially: 'therefore/that being so'

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb: 'thus'

• śaktiyuktasya: of (one) endowed with strength
• śaktiyuktasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakti + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'endowed with strength'

• pūrvam: earlier
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Avyaya usage (kriyā-viśeṣaṇa): 'formerly/earlier'

• priyakṛtaḥ: having done a dear service
• priyakṛtaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'one who has done what is dear (a favor-doer)'

• tava: to you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; pronoun

• rāmasya: of Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• piṅgeśa: O Piṅgeśa (tawny lord)
• piṅgeśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṅga + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'piṅga (tawny) lord' (epithet)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive

• sarvātmanā: wholeheartedly
• sarvātmanā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva; instrumental-form used adverbially: 'with whole self/wholly'

• priyam: a dear act/favor
• priyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

Context

'Therefore, O king of monkeys! you ought to oblige Rama wholeheartedly exerting all your strength, as he has done your work.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sugriva
• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma is reciprocal fidelity: when someone has served you wholeheartedly, righteousness requires you to respond with equal wholeheartedness—especially when bound by promise.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman crystallizes the moral argument: Rama fulfilled Sugriva’s need; now Sugriva must fulfill Rama’s need without half-measures.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Wholehearted commitment (sarvātmanā) in service—acting fully rather than partially or reluctantly.