Shloka 34

हनूमत्सीतासंवादः

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

Devanagari script

स तस्मात्पादपाद्धीमानाप्लुत्य प्लवगर्षभः।ततो वर्धितुमारेभे सीताप्रत्ययकारणात्।।।।

Transliteration

sa tasmāt pādapād dhīmān āplutya plavagarṣabhaḥ | tato vardhitum ārebhe sītāpratyayakāraṇāt ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് ബുദ്ധിമാനായ വാനരവൃഷഭൻ വൃക്ഷത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ചാടി ഇറങ്ങി, സീതാദേവിക്ക് വിശ്വാസം ജനിപ്പിക്കാനായി തന്റെ ശരീരവലിപ്പം വർധിപ്പിക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങി.

Word by Word

सःhe

तस्मात्from that

पादपात्from the tree

धीमान्wise

आप्लुत्यhaving leapt down

प्लवगर्षभःbull among monkeys

ततःthen/from there

वर्धितुम्to enlarge

आरेभेbegan

सीताप्रत्ययकारणात्for the sake of Sita's confidence

Context

The wise bull among monkeys, jumped down from the tree and started growing in size in order to instil confidence in Sita.

Characters & Entities

Hanumān

Sītā

FAQs

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

Power should serve reassurance and protection: Hanumān enlarges himself not for display, but to remove Sītā’s fear and establish truthful confidence.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān physically demonstrates his extraordinary ability by leaping down and expanding, aiming to convince Sītā he can help.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate competence—Hanumān aligns capability with the emotional needs of the distressed.