Shloka 8

सीताप्रत्यय-प्रदानम्

Sita’s Recognition and Reassurance by the Envoy

Devanagari script

शतयोजनविस्तीर्ण स्सागरो मकरालयः।विक्रमश्लाघनीयेन क्रमता गोष्पदीकृतः।।।।

Transliteration

śata-yojana-vistīrṇaḥ sāgaro makarālayaḥ | vikrama-ślāghanīyena kramatā goṣpadīkṛtaḥ ||

Translation

“നൂറു യോജന വ്യാപിച്ച, മകരങ്ങളുടെ ആലയമായ സമുദ്രം—നിന്റെ പ്രശംസനീയമായ വീര്യത്തോടെ നീ നടന്നു കടന്നപ്പോൾ—ഗോശ്പദംപോലെ ചെറുതായി മാറി.”

Word by Word

• शत-योजन-विस्तीर्णः: spread over a hundred yojanas
• शत-योजन-विस्तीर्णः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + योजन (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तॄ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (śata-yojanena vistīrṇaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying सागरः

• सागरः: ocean
• सागरः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मकरालयः: abode of makaras (sea-creatures)
• मकरालयः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (makarāṇām ālayaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; apposition to सागरः

• विक्रम-श्लाघनीयेन: by praiseworthy prowess
• विक्रम-श्लाघनीयेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + श्लाघनीय (प्रातिपदिक; √श्लाघ्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by (your) praiseworthy prowess’

• क्रमता: by striding
• क्रमता: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘by (you) advancing/striding’

• गोष्पदी-कृतः: made like a cow-hoofprint (insignificant)
• गोष्पदी-कृतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोष्पद (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (goṣpadībhūtaḥ/goṣpadavat kṛtaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective of सागरः

Context

"You with your admirable prowess have reduced this ocean which is an abode of crocodiles stretching over a hundred yojanas to a cow's hoof mark.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Hanuman
• Ocean (Sagara)
• Makara

FAQs

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

Righteous effort over obstacles: dharma is upheld when one uses strength in service of a just cause, making daunting barriers ‘small’ through disciplined action.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā acknowledges Hanumān’s leap across the vast ocean to reach Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s śaurya and utsāha (heroic power and energetic perseverance) directed toward service.