Shloka 42

सीताप्रत्यय-प्रदानम्

Sita’s Recognition and Reassurance by the Envoy

Devanagari script

नैव दंशान्न मशकान्न कीटान्न सरीसृपान्।राघवोऽपनयेद्गात्रात्त्वद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।।।।

Transliteration

naiva daṃśān na maśakān na kīṭān na sarīsṛpān | rāghavo 'panayed gātrāt tvadgatena antarātmanā ||

Translation

നിനക്കിൽ അന്തരാത്മാവ് നിശ്ചലമായി പതിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ രാഘവൻ തന്റെ ശരീരത്തിൽ ഇരിക്കുന്ന ഈച്ചകളെയും കൊതുകുകളെയും കീടങ്ങളെയും സർപ്പാദി സരീസൃപങ്ങളെയും പോലും നീക്കുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण)

• dhyāna-paraḥ: absorbed in contemplation
• dhyāna-paraḥ: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘intent on meditation/thought’

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative

• śoka-parāyaṇaḥ: given over to sorrow
• śoka-parāyaṇaḥ: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘wholly devoted to grief’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• anyat: anything else
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of cintayate

• cintayate: thinks/considers
• cintayate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

• kiñcit: anything (at all)
• kiñcit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indefinite pronoun, Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; used adverbially ‘at all/anything’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• kāma-vaśam: into love’s control
• kāma-vaśam: Gati-karman/Prāpyakarma (गतिकर्म/प्राप्यकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ‘under the control of desire/love’ (object of gataḥ as goal-state)

• gataḥ: gone/come to (a state)
• gataḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate of saḥ

Context

"Since you left, Rama has been always thinking sincerely of you, no longer drives away flies or mosquitoes nor insects or serpents from his body (his mind entirely fixed on you).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma as steadfast fidelity: Rāma’s undistracted remembrance signifies unwavering commitment and truth in relationship, even amid hardship.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān communicates the depth of Rāma’s absorption in Sītā, portraying his neglect of bodily discomfort due to grief and focus.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s constancy (niṣṭhā) and unwavering love.