Shloka 5

सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्

Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance

Devanagari script

सा तयोः कुशलं देवी निशम्य नरसिंहयोः।प्रीतिसंहृष्टसर्वाङ्गी हनुमन्तमथाब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

sā tayoḥ kuśalaṁ devī niśamya narasiṁhayor | prītisaṁhṛṣṭasarvāṅgī hanumantam athābravīt ||

Translation

ആ രണ്ടു നരസിംഹന്മാരുടെ ക്ഷേമവാർത്ത കേട്ട ദേവിയായ രാജ്ഞി ശരീരമൊട്ടാകെ ആനന്ദത്തിൽ പുളകിതയായി; പിന്നെ അവൾ ഹനുമാനോടു പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tayoḥ: of the two / for the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन (Genitive/Locative dual)

• kuśalam: well-being
• kuśalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devī: the queen / goddess-like lady
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि (title)

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni-√śam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): "having heard"

• narasiṃhayoḥ: of the two lions among men
• narasiṃhayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन; (नराणां सिंहौ) कर्मधारय/उपमान-भाव

• prītisaṃhṛṣṭasarvāṅgī: with all limbs thrilled by joy
• prītisaṃhṛṣṭasarvāṅgī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīti + saṃhṛṣṭa + sarva + aṅga + -in (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: "whose whole body is thrilled with joy"

• hanumantam: Hanuman
• hanumantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनुक्रम-अव्यय (then)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Context

On hearing the well-being of Rama and Lakshman, lions among men, Sita experienced thrill all over her body. She then spoke to Hanuman:

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained devotion and moral resilience—Sītā’s hope revives upon truthful news, showing how truth supports endurance.

What is the narrative situation?

After Hanuman conveys that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa are safe, Sītā’s despair lifts and she begins to respond.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s steadfast love and inner strength, awakened by reliable testimony.