Shloka 9

सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्

Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance

Devanagari script

यथा यथा समीपं स हनुमानुपसर्पति।तथा तथा रावणं सा तं सीता परिशङ्कते।।।।

Transliteration

yathā yathā samīpaṃ sa hanumān upasarpati | tathā tathā rāvaṇaṃ sā taṃ sītā pariśaṅkate ||

Translation

ഹനുമാൻ അടുത്തടുത്തായി വരുന്നതനുസരിച്ച്, സീത അതേ തോതിൽ അവനെ രാവണനെന്നു സംശയിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• hanumān: Hanuman
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-अव्यय (also)

• duḥkhārtām: afflicted with sorrow
• duḥkhārtām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha + ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (ताम्); (दुःखेन आर्ता) तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): "having seen"

• bhayamohitām: bewildered by fear
• bhayamohitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaya + mohita (प्रातिपदिक); mohita from √muh (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (ताम्); (भयेन मोहिता) तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ

• avandata: saluted / bowed
• avandata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vand (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• mahābāhuḥ: the long-armed one
• mahābāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपाधि-रूपेण (epithet of Hanuman)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (then)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• janakātmajām: Janaka's daughter (Sita)
• janakātmajām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka + ātmajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: "जनकस्य आत्मजा"

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

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhayavitrastā: trembling with fear
• bhayavitrastā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaya + vitrastā (प्रातिपदिक); vitrasta from √tras (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सा); (भयेन वित्रस्ता) तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adv)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (again)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• eva: indeed / at all
• eva: Sambandha (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• abhyudaikṣata: looked up at / looked towards
• abhyudaikṣata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-ud-√īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Context

As Hanuman started slowly drawing close, Sita suspected he might be Ravana.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes prudent discernment: a person under threat must not abandon caution; safeguarding oneself against deception is a righteous form of vigilance.

What is the narrative situation?

Even as Hanumān approaches to help, Sītā’s trauma and Rāvaṇa’s known deceit cause her to fear trickery.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s wary discernment (viveka) shaped by experience—careful judgment before granting trust.