Shloka 129

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

रज्जुभिश्चाभिबध्नन्ति ततो मां तत्र राक्षसाः।।।।रावणस्य समीपं च गृहीत्वा मामुपानयन्।

Transliteration

rajjubhiś cābhibadhnanti tato māṃ tatra rākṣasāḥ | rāvaṇasya samīpaṃ ca gṛhītvā mām upānayan ||

Translation

ನಂತರ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ರಾಕ್ಷಸರು ಹಗ್ಗಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿದರು; ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು ರಾವಣನ ಸಮೀಪಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋದರು.

Word by Word

• रज्जुभिः: with ropes
• रज्जुभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रज्जु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अभिबध्नन्ति: they bind
• अभिबध्नन्ति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: देशाधिकरण (Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place: there)

• राक्षसाः: demons
• राक्षसाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• रावणस्य: of Ravana
• रावणस्य: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• समीपम्: near (to)
• समीपम्: गन्तव्य/कर्म (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; used as goal ‘near’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गृहीत्वा: having seized
• गृहीत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृहीत्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-न्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having seized/taken’

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपानयन्: brought
• उपानयन्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-नी (धातु) → उपानयत् (कृदन्त-शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; finite sense ‘they brought’

Context

"Then the demons bound me with ropes and brought me to Ravana.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rākṣasas
• Rāvaṇa
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

Steadfastness under constraint: dharma includes maintaining purpose and truthfulness even when physically bound and taken before an enemy king.

What is the narrative situation?

After being restrained by the Brahmāstra, Hanumān is further tied with ropes and escorted to Rāvaṇa’s court.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dhairya (courageous composure): Hanumān remains unshaken despite capture.