Shloka 7

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

वैदेही कुशलीरामस्सहसुग्रीवलक्ष्मणः ।वभीषणसहायश्चहरीणांसहितोबलैः ।।6.116.7।।

Transliteration

vaidehī kuśalī rāmaḥ saha sugrīvalakṣmaṇaḥ |

vibhīṣaṇasahāyaś ca harīṇāṃ sahito balaiḥ ||6.116.7||

Translation

“വൈദേഹീ, രാമൻ സുഖക്ഷേമമാണ്—സുഗ്രീവനും ലക്ഷ്മണനും കൂടെ; വിഭീഷണന്റെ സഹായത്തോടെ, വാനരസേനകളോടൊപ്പം കൂടിയിരിക്കുന്നു.”

Word by Word

• वैदेही: Vaidehi (Sita)
• वैदेही: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कुशली: well/safe
• कुशली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with रामः)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकार-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable ‘with’)

• सुग्रीव-लक्ष्मणः: Sugriva and Lakshmana
• सुग्रीव-लक्ष्मणः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (itaretara) ‘Sugriva and Lakshmana’ (as a collective)

• विभीषण-सहायः: having Vibhishana as helper
• विभीषण-सहायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभीषण + सहाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘विभीषणः सहायः यस्य’

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• हरीणाम्: of the monkeys
• हरीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘accompanied’

• बलैः: by forces/with troops
• बलैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Context

Hanuman said" O Vaidehi! Sri Rama accompanied by Sugriva and Lakshmana, with the help of Vibheeshana, is doing well."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Vānara army

FAQs

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

Truthful reassurance and acknowledgment of righteous alliances: dharma is upheld through cooperation among the virtuous to defeat adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān begins his report to Sītā, confirming Rāma’s safety and naming the key allies who stand with him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s honesty and clarity, and the collective virtue of loyalty among Rāma’s companions.