Shloka 36

हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता

Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita

Devanagari script

प्राणत्यागश्च वैदेह्या भवेदनभिभाषणे।।।।एष दोषो महान्हि स्यान्मम सीताभिभाषणे।

Transliteration

prāṇatyāgaś ca vaidehyā bhaved anabhibhāṣaṇe | eṣa doṣo mahān hi syān mama sītābhibhāṣaṇe ||

Translation

ഞാൻ സംസാരിക്കാതിരുന്നാൽ വൈദേഹി പ്രാണത്യാഗം ചെയ്‌തേക്കും; എന്നാൽ സീതയെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്യുന്നതും എനിക്ക് മഹാഭയകരമായ ദോഷമാണ്—ഈ വലിയ ദോഷം ഞാൻ തൂക്കിവെക്കണം.

Word by Word

• prāṇatyāgaḥ: abandoning life
• prāṇatyāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + tyāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (prāṇānāṃ tyāgaḥ); पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा; एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• vaidehyāḥ: of Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः; षष्ठी (Genitive); एकवचनम्

• bhavet: might occur/become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्

• anabhibhāṣaṇe: in (the case of) not speaking
• anabhibhāṣaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an- (नञ्) + abhibhāṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; सप्तमी (Locative); एकवचनम्; अर्थः "अनभिभाषणे" = in not speaking/addressing

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा; एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् doṣaḥ

• doṣaḥ: fault/drawback
• doṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा; एकवचनम्

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा; एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् doṣaḥ

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतौ-अव्यय (emphatic/for)

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्

• mama: my/of me
• mama: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी; एकवचनम्

• sītābhibhāṣaṇe: in speaking to Sītā
• sītābhibhāṣaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhibhāṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sītāyāḥ abhibhāṣaṇe); नपुंसकलिङ्गः; सप्तमी; एकवचनम्

Context

"If I talk to Vaidehi it will be a great mistake on my part.If I do not speak to Vaidehi she may give up her life.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma balances compassion with caution: Hanumān recognizes a moral urgency to preserve Sītā’s life, yet must communicate in a way that does not cause harm or suspicion.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān has found Sītā in Aśoka-vana and debates whether to speak immediately, fearing both the danger of silence and the danger of alarming her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassion guided by discretion: he feels responsibility for Sītā’s survival while planning a safe approach.