Shloka 51

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनंश्रुत्वाहनुमान्पवनात्मजः ।।6.116.51।।हर्षयन्मैथिलींवाक्यमुवाचेदंमहामतिः ।

Transliteration

tasyās tad vacanaṃ śrutvā hanumān pavanātmajaḥ |

harṣayan maithilīṃ vākyam uvācedaṃ mahāmatiḥ ||6.116.51||

Translation

അവളുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട പവനപുത്രനായ ഹനുമാൻ, മഹാമതി, മൈഥിലിയെ സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുവാൻ വീണ്ടും ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to वचनम्)

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: कर्म (Object of श्रुत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/ल्यप्), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• हनुमान्: Hanuman
• हनुमान्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पवनात्मजः: son of the Wind-god
• पवनात्मजः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to हनुमान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavana + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पवनस्य आत्मजः)

• हर्षयन्: gladdening
• हर्षयन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛṣ (धातु) causative √harṣay
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• मैथिलीम्: Maithili (Sita)
• मैथिलीम्: कर्म (Object of हर्षयन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (Object of उवाच)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to वाक्यम्)

• महामतिः: the great-minded/wise one
• महामतिः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to हनुमान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + mati (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती मतिः यस्य/महती मतिः) used as epithet

Context

On hearing Mythili, wise Hanuman spoke these words to her bringing joy to her.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Maithilī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is compassionate truthfulness: Hanumān speaks in a way that is both truthful and emotionally sustaining, relieving Sītā’s distress without deceit.

What is the narrative situation?

After Sītā speaks, Hanumān listens and then responds, preparing to convey encouraging, reliable news connected to Rāma’s victory.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s empathy and wise speech (vāg-vaibhava): he knows how to communicate truth so it becomes a source of strength.