Shloka 51

रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च

Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation

Devanagari script

इति चिन्तां समापन्नः सीतामनधिगम्य ताम्।।।।ध्यानशोकपरीतात्मा चिन्तयामास वानरः।

Transliteration

iti cintāṃ samāpannaḥ sītām anadhigamya tām | dhyānaśokaparītātmā cintayāmāsa vānaraḥ ||

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເມື່ອບໍ່ອາດພົບສີຕາ ວານອນນັ້ນກໍຈົມຢູ່ໃນຄວາມຄິດກັງວົນ; ໃຈຂອງລາວຖືກຫໍ່ຫຸ້ມດ້ວຍຄວາມໂສກອັນຄຸ້ນຄິດ ແລະຍັງຄົງຄິດພິຈາລະນາຕໍ່ໄປ

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• cintām: anxiety, worry
• cintām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• samāpannaḥ: having fallen into, distressed
• samāpannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-āpanna (कृदन्त; √āp/आप् + सम्, क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; predicate adjective

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• anadhigamya: not having found
• anadhigamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: an-adhigamya (कृदन्त; √gam/गम् + अधि, ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थक अव्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्), negated with an-; expresses prior action: "not having found"

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; sarvanāma (pronoun)

• dhyānaśokaparītātmā: whose mind was overcome by brooding and grief
• dhyānaśokaparītātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyāna + śoka + parīta + ātman (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) compound; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; qualifies vānaraḥ; vigraha: dhyānaśokābhyām parītaḥ ātmā yasya saḥ

• cintayāmāsa: thought, reflected
• cintayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्, imperfect/past), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; intensive/causative-like periphrasis not intended here; simple past "thought"

• vānaraḥ: the vanara (Hanuman)
• vānaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

Context

Distressed over his inability to find Sita, Hanuman's mind was overcome with anxiety and he started thinking further.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān (implied by vānara)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes inner discipline: even when grief arises, one must keep reflecting and choosing the right course rather than abandoning duty.

What is the narrative situation?

The text describes Hanumān’s emotional state after not finding Sītā in his initial search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Perseverance under distress—Hanumān does not quit; he continues to think strategically despite sorrow.