Shloka 38

हनूमत्सीतासंवादः

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

Devanagari script

तदवस्थाप्यतां बुद्धिरलं देवि विकाङ्क्षया।विशोकं कुरु वैदेहि राघवं सहलक्ष्मणम्।।।।

Transliteration

tad avasthāpyatāṃ buddhir alaṃ devi vikāṅkṣayā | viśokaṃ kuru vaidehi rāghavaṃ saha-lakṣmaṇam ||

Translation

ദേവി, ഈ അയോഗ്യമായ വ്യാകുലത മതി; ബുദ്ധിയെ സ്ഥിരപ്പെടുത്തുക. ഹേ വൈദേഹി, രാഘവനെ ലക്ഷ്മണനോടുകൂടി ശോകരഹിതനാക്കുക.

Word by Word

• tat: therefore
• tat: Hetu/Discourse (प्रसङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial use of pronoun) — 'therefore/so'

• avasthāpyatām: let (it) be steadied
• avasthāpyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'let it be steadied/settled'

• buddhiḥ: mind/intellect
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• alam: enough
• alam: Discourse/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध/पर्याप्त्यर्थक (enough; stop)

• devi: O queen
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• vikāṅkṣayā: by anxious longing
• vikāṅkṣayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi + kāṅkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक (by longing/expectation)

• viśokam: free from sorrow
• viśokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (predicate/object complement)

• kuru: make
• kuru: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vaidehi: O Vaidehi (Sita)
• vaidehi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• rāghavam: Rama
• rāghavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saha-lakṣmaṇam: together with Lakshmana
• saha-lakṣmaṇam: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः — 'together with Lakshmana' (qualifies rāghavam)

Context

"O queen! it is enough. Give up this unworthy attitude. Be stable. O Vaidehi, rid Lakshmana and Rama of grief".

Characters & Entities

• Sita (Vaidehi)
• Rama (Raghava)
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

Dharma here is steadiness of mind and right resolve in crisis—rejecting unworthy despair and acting in ways that reduce suffering for others (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman, having found Sītā in Laṅkā, encourages her to abandon despair and regain mental steadiness, assuring the path toward reunion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanuman’s compassion and practical wisdom (hitopadeśa) in strengthening Sītā’s courage and focusing her on righteous outcomes.