Shloka 32

सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्

Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance

Devanagari script

अपकृष्याश्रमपदान्मृगरूपेण राघवम्।शून्ये येनापनीतासि तस्य द्रक्ष्यसि यत्फलम्।।।।

Transliteration

apakṛṣyāśramapadān mṛgarūpeṇa rāghavam ।

śūnye yenāpanītāsi tasya drakṣyasi yatphalam ॥

Translation

ആശ്രമസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് രാഘവനെ മൃഗരൂപം കൊണ്ട് വഞ്ചിച്ച് അകറ്റി, നിന്നെ ശൂന്യസ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് അപഹരിച്ചവൻ—അവന്റെ കർമ്മഫലം നീ തീർച്ചയായും കാണും.

Word by Word

अपकृष्यhaving dragged away

आश्रमपदात्from the hermitage-spot

मृगरूपेणin the form of a deer

राघवम्Rāghava (Rama)

शून्येin a deserted place

येनby whom

अपनीताcarried away

असिyou are

तस्यof him/that

द्रक्ष्यसिyou will see

यत्which

फलम्result

Context

"You will see the consequences of the action of Ravana who abducted you deceitfully in the form of deer when Rama was away from the hermitage.

Characters & Entities

Rāma (Rāghava)

Āśrama (hermitage)

Rāvaṇa (implied as abductor though not named in the Sanskrit here)

FAQs

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

Karma-phala linked to adharma: deception and abduction inevitably yield consequences; wrongdoing carries its own destined result.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān assures Sītā that the abductor’s deceitful act will soon bear its result through Rāma’s response.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s commitment to justice—bringing consequences upon wrongdoing and rescuing the oppressed.