Shloka 18

अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः

Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya

Devanagari script

तस्यबुद्धिं च विज्ञायव्यवसायं च वानर ।यावन्नदूरंयाताःस्मक्षिप्रमागन्तुमर्हसि ।।।।

Transliteration

tasya buddhiṃ ca vijñāya vyavasāyaṃ ca vānara | yāvan na dūraṃ yātā sma kṣipram āgantum arhasi ||

Translation

Wahai Vānara, setelah engkau mengetahui isi hatinya dan ketetapan tekadnya, engkau harus segera kembali, sebelum kami pergi terlalu jauh.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• buddhim: mind/intent
• buddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vijñāya: having understood
• vijñāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकाल; धातु: ज्ञा (to know) उपसर्ग: वि

• vyavasāyam: resolve/effort
• vyavasāyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyavasāya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vānara: O Vanara (Hanuman)
• vānara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• yāvat: until
• yāvat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-परिमाण-अव्यय (until/as long as)

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

• dūram: far
• dūram: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative: far)

• yātāḥ: gone
• yātāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘gone’

• sma: indeed/just (past marker)
• sma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-अव्यय (particle indicating past/continuity with participle)

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• āgantum: to come
• āgantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to come’; उपसर्ग: आ

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

"Hanuman, making an effort to know his mind you ought to come quickly before we go too far a distance."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Responsible action based on verified truth: dharma in governance demands timely decisions grounded in accurate knowledge of intentions.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma sets a clear mission for Hanumān: assess Bharata’s disposition and return swiftly with the report before the entourage proceeds.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s reliability and speed in service—swift execution aligned with truthful assessment.