Shloka 24

हनूमत्संवादः / Hanuman’s Diplomatic Approach to Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तु हनुमांस्तौ वीरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ।वाक्यज्ञौ वाक्यकुशलः पुनर्नोवाच किञ्चन।।

Transliteration

evam uktvā tu hanumān stau vīrau rāmalakṣmaṇau |

vākyajñau vākyakuśalaḥ punar novāca kiñcana ||

Translation

ເມື່ອຫນຸມານໄດ້ກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນແກ່ວີຣະບຸລຸດທັງສອງ ຄື ພຣະຣາມ ແລະ ພຣະລັກສະມະນະ ຜູ້ຮູ້ຖ້ອຍຄຳແລະຊຳນານວາຈາ ແລ້ວ ຫນຸມານຜູ້ມີວາທະສິນກໍບໍ່ໄດ້ເວົ້າອັນໃດຕໍ່ອີກ

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having said’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle ‘but/indeed’)

• हनुमान्: Hanuman
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• रामलक्ष्मणौ: Rama and Lakshmana
• रामलक्ष्मणौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• वाक्यज्ञौ: skilled in speech
• वाक्यज्ञौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वाक्यं जानाति)

• वाक्यकुशलः: eloquent
• वाक्यकुशलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्यकुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वाक्ये कुशलः)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb ‘again’)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अवाच: spoke
• अवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किञ्चन: anything
• किञ्चन: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (anything at all)

Context

The eloquent Hanuman, having spoken thus to both Rama and Lakshmana, good at speaking, said no more.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma in communication includes restraint and appropriate pause: after delivering a message, one should allow the hearers space to respond rather than pressuring them.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān finishes his introduction and proposal on Sugrīva’s behalf, then waits for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa to answer.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vāk-nīti (ethical speech): eloquence joined with self-control—speaking what is needed, then stopping.