Shloka 29

हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता

Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita

Devanagari script

मां वा गृह्णीयुराप्लुत्य बहवश्शीघ्रकारिणः।।।।स्यादियं चागृहीतार्था मम च ग्रहणं भवेत्।

Transliteration

māṃ vā gṛhṇīyur āplutya bahavaḥ śīghrakāriṇaḥ | syād iyaṃ cāgṛhītārthā mama ca grahaṇaṃ bhavet ||

Translation

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേഗത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന പലരും ചാടി വന്ന് എന്നെ പിടിച്ചെടുക്കാം; അപ്പോൾ ഈ ജനകനന്ദിനിക്ക് സന്ദേശം ലഭിക്കാതെ പോകും, ഞാനും തടവിലാകുമ്.

Word by Word

माम्me

वाor

गृह्णीयुःmight seize

आप्लुत्यhaving leapt

बहवःmany

शीघ्र-कारिणःquick-acting

स्यात्might be

इयम्this (woman)

चand

अगृहीत-अर्थाnot having received the message/purpose

ममmy

चand

ग्रहणम्capture

भवेत्might happen/become

Context

"The ogres who are in large numbers, here are very prompt to act. They will jump into the sky and bind me. Sita will not receive the message and I will be taken into custody by the demons.

Characters & Entities

Hanumān

Sītā (implied by iyam)

rākṣasa forces (many, swift)

FAQs

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

Dharma as fidelity to one’s commission: Hanumān must first convey truthful assurance and information to Sītā; capture before that would betray the mission’s purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān considers the danger of being seized by numerous quick-acting demons before communicating with Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability—he measures risk by whether Sītā receives the intended message.