Shloka 30

सप्तदशः सर्गः

Hanuman Beholds Sita in the Ashoka Grove

Devanagari script

तां क्षमां सुविभक्ताङ्गी विनाभरणशोभिनीम्।।।।प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे मारुतिः प्रेक्ष्य मैथिलीम्।

Transliteration

tāṃ kṣamāṃ suvibhaktāṅgīṃ vinābharaṇaśobhinīm | praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe mārutiḥ prekṣya maithilīm || 5.17.30 ||

Translation

ക്ഷമാശീലയായി, സുന്യസ്തമായ അവയവങ്ങളോടെ, ആഭരണങ്ങളില്ലാതെയും ദീപ്തിയോടെ തിളങ്ങുന്ന മൈഥിലിയെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ മാരുതിക്ക് അതുല്യമായ ഹർഷം ലഭിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• दहन्तीम्: burning
• दहन्तीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमानकृदन्त), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘burning’

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• निःश्वासैः: by sighs
• निःश्वासैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःश्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; instrumental ‘by sighs/breaths’

• वृक्षान्: trees
• वृक्षान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पल्लवधारिणः: sprout-bearing
• पल्लवधारिणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पल्लव + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः: पल्लवान् धारयन्ति ये (bearing sprouts) — वृक्षान् इति विशेषणम्

• संघातम्: a mass/heap
• संघातम्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as upamāna

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• शोकानाम्: of sorrows
• शोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचनम्

• दुःखस्य: of grief
• दुःखस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ऊर्मिम्: a wave
• ऊर्मिम्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as upamāna

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• उत्थिताम्: risen up
• उत्थिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘arisen/risen up’

Context

Then he saw Sita whose face shone like the full-moon. But she was as though sinkingunder the burden of sorrow, like a boat with heavy load sinking in water.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān (Māruti)
• Sītā (Maithilī)

FAQs

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

Dharma-driven service bears fruit: the seeker who perseveres in a righteous mission experiences legitimate joy when truth is confirmed (Sītā is found).

What is the narrative situation?

After long searching, Hanumān recognizes Sītā and feels profound relief and happiness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s kṣamā (forbearance) and Hanumān’s devoted commitment to Rāma’s cause.