Shloka 23

अभिज्ञानमणि

प्रदानम् — The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita

Devanagari script

तवादर्शनजः शोको भूयो मां परितापयेत्।दुःखाद्धुःखपरामृष्टां दीपयन्निव वानर।।।।

Transliteration

tavādarśanajaḥ śoko bhūyo māṃ paritāpayet | duḥkhād duḥkhaparāmṛṣṭāṃ dīpayann iva vānara ||

Translation

ഹേ വാനരാ! നിന്നെ വീണ്ടും ദർശിക്കാതിരുന്നതിൽ നിന്നുയരുന്ന ശോകം എന്നെ ഇനിയും അധികമായി പീഡിപ്പിക്കും—ദുഃഖത്തിൽ ഇതിനകം ദഹിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന എന്നെ വീണ്ടും അഗ്നി ജ്വലിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.

Word by Word

• तव: of you
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अदर्शनजः: born of not seeing (you)
• अदर्शनजः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दर्शन-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (qualifies śokaḥ); समासः तत्पुरुष (अदर्शनात् जातः)

• शोकः: sorrow
• शोकः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति/अधिक (again, more)

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परितापयेत्: would torment
• परितापयेत्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-तप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दुःखात्: from sorrow
• दुःखात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• दुःखपरामृष्टाम्: touched/overwhelmed by sorrow
• दुःखपरामृष्टाम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख-परामृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (qualifies implied ‘mām’); समासः तत्पुरुष (दुःखेन परामृष्टा)

• दीपयन्: inflaming
• दीपयन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘inflaming’ (qualifies śokaḥ)

• इव: as if
• इव: उपमान (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा (like/as if)

• वानर: O vanara
• वानर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Context

"My agony would be increased further by not seeing you. It would be inflamming my agony and I would be even more pained.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma includes sensitivity to another’s vulnerability; one should not ignite fresh anguish in the afflicted by creating hope and then withdrawing it carelessly.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā explains that Hanumān’s disappearance after this meeting would intensify her suffering, because the brief comfort of contact would be followed by sharper loss.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Emotional honesty and moral appeal—Sītā articulates the inner consequences of abandonment, urging compassionate steadiness.