Shloka 39

सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्

Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance

Devanagari script

अहं सुग्रीवसचिवो हनुमान्नाम वानरः।प्रविष्टो नगरीं लङ्कां लङ्घयित्वा महोदधिम्।।।।

Transliteration

ahaṁ sugrīvasacivo hanumān nāma vānaraḥ | praviṣṭo nagarīṁ laṅkāṁ laṅghayitvā mahodadhim ||

Translation

ഞാൻ സുഗ്രീവന്റെ സചിവനായ ഹനുമാൻ എന്ന വാനരൻ; മഹാസമുദ്രം ചാടിക്കടന്ന് ലങ്കാനഗരിയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• cirāt: soon
• cirāt: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभाव: न चिरात् = ‘soon’

• drakṣyase: you will see
• drakṣyase: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• mahābalam: mighty
• mahābalam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of lakṣmaṇam

• madhye: in the midst
• madhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• vānarakoṭīnām: of crores of vanaras
• vānarakoṭīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vānarāṇāṃ koṭayaḥ = ‘crores of vanaras’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• sugrīvam: Sugriva
• sugrīvam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• amita-ojasam: of boundless prowess
• amita-ojasam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (amitaṃ ojaḥ yasya/‘unlimited vigor’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of sugrīvam

Context

"I am Sugriva's minister known as Hanuman, a vanara who entered the city of Lanka after leaping over the great ocean.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sugrīva
• Laṅkā
• Mahodadhi (ocean)

FAQs

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

Dharma is selfless service—Hanuman identifies himself by his duty (minister) and mission (reaching Sītā), not by personal glory.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman formally introduces himself to Sītā and establishes credibility by recounting his extraordinary journey to Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanuman’s courage, competence, and disciplined loyalty to Sugrīva and Rāma’s cause.