Shloka 25

सप्तदशः सर्गः

Hanuman Beholds Sita in the Ashoka Grove

Devanagari script

सा मलेन च दिग्धाङ्गी वपुषा चाप्यलङ्कृता।।।।मृणाली पङ्कदिग्धेव विभाति न विभाति च।

Transliteration

sā malena ca digdhāṅgī vapuṣā cāpy alaṅkṛtā | mṛṇālī paṅkadigdhā iva vibhāti na vibhāti ca || 5.17.25 ||

Translation

ອະວະຍະວະຂອງນາງຖືກຄວາມສົກປົກເປື້ອນທາທັບ ແລະກາຍກໍບໍ່ມີເຄື່ອງປະດັບ; ແຕ່ນາງກໍທັງສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງ ແລະທັງບໍ່ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງ—ດັ່ງໃຍບົວທີ່ຖືກຕົມເປື້ອນ

Word by Word

• tām: her/that (lady)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; referring to sītām

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'having seen'

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

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

• mṛgaśāba-nibha-īkṣaṇām: fawn-eyed
• mṛgaśāba-nibha-īkṣaṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛgaśāba (प्रातिपदिक) + nibha (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'having gaze/eyes like a fawn'; qualifying sītām

• mṛga-kanyām: a doe (deer-maiden)
• mṛga-kanyām: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; upamāna

• iva: like
• iva: Upamana-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक निपात

• trastām: frightened
• trastām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tras (धातु) → trasta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying sītām

• vīkṣamāṇām: looking
• vīkṣamāṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īkṣ (धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग) → vīkṣamāṇa (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'looking'; qualifying sītām

• samantataḥ: in all directions
• samantataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: on all sides)

• dahantīm: burning
• dahantīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dah (धातु) → dahantī (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'burning'; qualifying sītām

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamana-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक निपात

• niḥśvāsaiḥ: with sighs/breaths
• niḥśvāsaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niḥśvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• vṛkṣān: trees
• vṛkṣān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; object of implied 'burning'

• pallava-dhāriṇaḥ: bearing sprouts
• pallava-dhāriṇaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pallava (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (vṛkṣān-viśeṣaṇa); 'bearing sprouts/leaves'

• saṅghātam: a mass/cluster
• saṅghātam: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; upamāna

• iva: like
• iva: Upamana-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक निपात

• śokānām: of sorrows
• śokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of sorrows)

• duḥkhasya: of grief
• duḥkhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• ūrmim: a wave
• ūrmim: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; upamāna

• iva: like
• iva: Upamana-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक निपात

• utthitām: arisen/risen
• utthitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud- (उपसर्ग) + sthā (धातु) → utthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तान्त (PPP/intransitive past), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'arisen'; qualifying sītām

Context

Hanuman saw the fawn-eyed lady clad in crushed and soiled clothes with a pathetic face. She felt no dejection when she thought of her husband's prowess. The black-eyed beauty was protected by her own chastity.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā

FAQs

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

It teaches that true worth is inward: dharma and purity are not erased by external neglect or hardship—outer stains do not define inner integrity.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān observes Sītā’s condition in captivity—soiled, unadorned, and grief-stricken—yet still inherently luminous.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s inner radiance grounded in truth and chastity, persisting despite deprivation.