Shloka 27

लाङ्गूलदाह-पर्यटनम्

The Burning Tail and the Parade through Laṅkā

Devanagari script

मङ्गलाभिमुखी तस्य सा तदाऽसीन्महाकपेः।।5.53.27।।उपतस्थे विशालाक्षी प्रयता हव्यवाहनम्।

Transliteration

maṅgalābhimukhī tasya sā tadā āsīn mahākapeḥ | upatasthē viśālākṣī prayatā havyavāhanam ||5.53.27||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ വിശാലനേത്രയായ സീതാദേവി മഹാകപിയായ ഹനുമാന്റെ മംഗളത്തിനായി മനസ്സു തിരിച്ച്, സംയമിതചിത്തയായി ഹവ്യവാഹനനായ അഗ്നിദേവനെ ഉപാസിച്ചു പ്രാർത്ഥിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• मङ्गल-अभिमुखी: facing/intent on auspiciousness
• मङ्गल-अभिमुखी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमुखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (‘मङ्गलम् अभिमुखी’ = auspiciously disposed); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तस्य: of him (Hanuman)
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• आसीत्: was / became
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महाकपेः: of the great monkey
• महाकपेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाकपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (महान् कपिः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपतस्थे: attended on / worshipped
• उपतस्थे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्गः ‘उप’

• विशाल-अक्षी: large-eyed
• विशाल-अक्षी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (‘विशाले अक्षिणी यस्याः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• प्रयता: composed / with focused mind
• प्रयता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-यत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) ‘प्रयत’ = composed/intent; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हव्यवाहनम्: Fire (carrier of offerings)
• हव्यवाहनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्यवाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

Wishing the great monkey well, the large-eyed Sita invoked the Fire-god in her heart.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Viśālākṣī, Vaidehī)
• Hanumān (Mahākapi)
• Agni (Havyavāhana)

FAQs

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

Dharma expresses itself as benevolence: Sītā seeks auspiciousness for one who acts righteously, and she appeals to a deity associated with truth and purity.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, hearing of Hanumān’s burning tail, steadies herself and offers an inward prayer to Agni for Hanumān’s safety.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Gratitude and protective compassion (anukampā) grounded in self-control.