Shloka 23

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”

Devanagari script

सर्वथा कृतकार्योऽसौ हनुमान्नात्र संशयः।।।।न ह्यस्याकृतकार्यस्य नाद एवंविधो भवेत्।

Transliteration

sarvathā kṛta-kāryo 'sau hanumān nātra saṃśayaḥ |

na hy asyākṛta-kāryasya nāda evaṃ-vidho bhavet ||

Translation

‘ഹനുമാൻ നിശ്ചയമായും സർവ്വഥാ കൃതകാര്യനായിരിക്കുന്നു; ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. അവന്റെ കാര്യം പൂർത്തിയാകാത്തിരുന്നെങ്കിൽ, ഇത്തരമൊരു നാദം അവനിൽ നിന്ന് ഉയരുകയില്ലായിരുന്നു.’

Word by Word

• सर्वथा: certainly, in every way
• सर्वथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb), अर्थ: in every way/entirely

• कृत-कार्यः: one who has accomplished the task
• कृत-कार्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘कृतं कार्यं यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हनुमान्: Hanumān
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb), अर्थ: here

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थ: indeed/for

• अस्य: of him, his
• अस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अकृत-कार्यस्य: of one who has not accomplished the task
• अकृत-कार्यस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकृत (कृ धातोः क्त-प्रत्यय, नञ्-पूर्वक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘अकृतं कार्यं यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied ‘asya’)

• नादः: sound, roar
• नादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एवं-विधः: of this kind
• एवं-विधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अव्ययीभाव-प्रायः/उपपद): ‘एवं प्रकारः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘nādaḥ’)

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Context

"Oh! Hanuman is always successful. If he has not, he would not make sounds in this manner".

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Hanumān
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma is truth-guided discernment: Jāmbavān reads signs responsibly and encourages the group with a reasoned, truthful inference rather than speculation.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān interprets Hanumān’s powerful roar as evidence that the mission in Laṅkā has succeeded.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viveka (discrimination) and āśvāsa (reassuring counsel): he restores confidence through rational assessment.