Shloka 43

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

सा विसृष्टभुजा भीमा पपात लवणाम्भसि।मया पर्वतसङ्काशा निकृत्तहृदया सती।।।।

Transliteration

sā visṛṣṭabhujā bhīmā papāta lavaṇāmbhasi | mayā parvatasaṅkāśā nikṛttahṛdayā satī ||

Translation

ನಾನು ಹೃದಯವನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತುಹಾಕಿದ ಪರ್ವತಸಮಾನ ಆ ಭೀಮೆ, ಕೈಗಳು ಸಡಿಲವಾಗಿ, ಲವಣಜಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿದ್ದುಹೋಯಿತು.

Word by Word

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

• visṛṣṭabhujā: with arms hanging down
• visṛṣṭabhujā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: visṛṣṭa + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (visṛṣṭāḥ bhujāḥ yasyāḥ: whose arms were let loose/hanging); visṛṣṭa = क्त (PPP) from vi-sṛj

• bhīmā: terrible
• bhīmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• papāta: fell
• papāta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• lavaṇāmbhasi: in the salt-water (ocean)
• lavaṇāmbhasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lavaṇa + ambhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (lavaṇam ambhaḥ: salty water = ocean)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; 1st person pronoun

• parvatasaṅkāśā: mountain-like
• parvatasaṅkāśā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata + saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (parvata-sadṛśī: resembling a mountain)

• nikṛttahṛdayā: with heart cut out
• nikṛttahṛdayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikṛtta + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (nikṛttaṃ hṛdayaṃ yasyāḥ: whose heart was cut out); nikṛtta = क्त (PPP) from ni-kṛt

• satī: being so / she
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (from as: sat) used as noun/adjective

Context

"She who resembled a mountain fell into the ocean with her arms hanging down when I pulled out her heart.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Siṁhikā
• Ocean (Lavaṇāmbhas)

FAQs

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

Dharma restores safety by removing predatory obstruction. The fall of Siṁhikā symbolizes the defeat of adharma that targets the righteous without cause.

What is the narrative situation?

After Hanuman’s strike, Siṁhikā dies and collapses into the sea.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolve: Hanuman completes the necessary act and immediately continues, undistracted by the spectacle of victory.