Shloka 31

हनूमत्सीतासंवादः

Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal

Devanagari script

सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः।चिन्तयामास लक्ष्मीवान्नवं परिभवं कृतम्।।।।

Transliteration

sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā hanumān mārutātmajaḥ | cintayāmāsa lakṣmīvān navaṃ paribhavaṃ kṛtam ||

Translation

സീതാദേവിയുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ, മാരുതാത്മജനായ ശ്രിമാൻ ഹനുമാൻ തനിക്കു നേരെ പുതുതായി ഉണ്ടായ അപമാനം മനസ്സിൽ ആലോചിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• सीतायाः: of Sita
• सीतायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• हनुमान्: Hanuman
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• मारुतात्मजः: son of the Wind-god
• मारुतात्मजः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta-ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मारुतस्य आत्मजः); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; उपाधि

• चिन्तयामास: pondered/thought
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लक्ष्मीवान्: illustrious/fortunate
• लक्ष्मीवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lakṣmī-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (हनुमान्)

• नवम्: new
• नवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (परिभवम्)

• परिभवम्: insult/disrespect
• परिभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paribhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• कृतम्: done/made
• कृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) > kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (परिभवम्)

Context

On hearing Sita's new belittling statement about him, Hanuman, the illustrious son of the Wind-god reflected:

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Māruta (Wind-god)

FAQs

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

Forbearance and self-control: a dharmic agent does not react with anger to disparagement but pauses to think and choose the right response.

What is the narrative situation?

After Sītā doubts his ability to carry her, Hanumān internally considers how to address her mistrust.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s patience and strategic intelligence—he reflects before acting, aiming to restore Sītā’s confidence.