Shloka 39

अशोकवनिकायां सीतादर्शनम्

Sita Seen in the Ashoka Grove

Devanagari script

दुःखेन बुबुधे सीतां हनुमाननलङ्कृताम्।संस्कारेण यथा हीनां वाचमर्थान्तरं गताम्।।।।

Transliteration

duḥkhena bubudhe sītāṃ hanumān analaṅkṛtām | saṃskāreṇa yathā hīnāṃ vācam arthāntaraṃ gatām ||

Translation

ຮານຸມານຈຳແນກນາງສີຕາໄດ້ດ້ວຍຄວາມລຳບາກ ເມື່ອນາງບັດນີ້ບໍ່ມີເຄື່ອງປະດັບ; ດຸດດັ່ງຜູ້ມີການຝຶກຝົນມາກ່ອນ ຈຶ່ງເຂົ້າໃຈຖ້ອຍຄຳທີ່ຄວາມໝາຍເຄື່ອນໄປ ແລະພຣ່າມົວເນື່ອງຈາກຂາດການຂັດເກົາ.

Word by Word

• duḥkhena: with difficulty
• duḥkhena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/भावे (with difficulty)

• bubudhe: recognized, understood
• bubudhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √budh (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• hanumān: Hanuman
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• analaṅkṛtām: unadorned
• analaṅkṛtām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-alaṅkṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ धातु-निष्ठा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण (unadorned)

• saṃskāreṇa: by practice/refinement
• saṃskāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण (by refinement/practice)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (as)

• hīnām: devoid (of)
• hīnām: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• vācam: speech/words
• vācam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमान

• artha-antaram: another meaning
• artha-antaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (another meaning)

• gatām: having turned into / gone to
• gatām: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (प्रातिपदिक; √gam धातु-निष्ठा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (having gone/turned into)

Context

Just as an unclear expression which has undergone certain changes in meaning due to lack of usage over a long period is understood by virtue of previous practice so also Hanuman had difficulty in recognising Sita who was devoid of any decoration.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma requires steadiness of mind and truthful recognition: even when appearances change, one must seek the underlying reality and act accordingly.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān finally identifies Sītā despite her altered, ornamentless condition caused by prolonged suffering.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s discernment and perseverance—he persists until he reaches truthful certainty.