Shloka 19

अभिज्ञानप्रदानम्

The Token of Recognition (Chūḍāmaṇi) and the Crow Episode Recalled

Devanagari script

आसीनस्य च ते श्रान्ता पुनरुत्सङ्गमाविशम्।क्रुध्यन्ती च प्रहृष्टेन त्वयाऽहं परिसान्त्विता।।5.38.19।।

Transliteration

āsīnasya ca te śrāntā punar utsaṅgam āviśam |

krudhyantī ca prahṛṣṭena tvayā 'haṃ parisāntvitā || 5.38.19 ||

Translation

သင်သည် ပင်ပန်းနွမ်းနယ်စွာ ထိုင်နေစဉ် ကျွန်မသည် ထပ်မံ၍ သင့်ပေါင်ပေါ်သို့ ဝင်နားခဲ့သည်။ ကျွန်မမှာ ဒေါသမပြေသေးသော်လည်း စိတ်ရွှင်လန်းသော သင်က ကျွန်မကို အပြည့်အဝ သက်သာစေခဲ့သည်။

Word by Word

• āsīnasya: of (you) seated
• āsīnasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āsīna (आसीन; from √ās/आस्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of you who were seated’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• te: your
• te: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• śrāntā: tired
• śrāntā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrānta (श्रान्त प्रातिपदिक; from √śram/श्रम्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of aham

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• utsaṅgam: lap
• utsaṅgam: Karma (कर्म) (object of āviśam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utsaṅga (उत्सङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āviśam: I entered/sat into
• āviśam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√viś (आ+विश् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• krudhyantī: being angry
• krudhyantī: Karta (कर्ता) (participle qualifying aham)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √krudh (क्रुध् धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being angry’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• prahṛṣṭena: (by you) delighted
• prahṛṣṭena: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent (by you, delighted)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahṛṣṭa (प्रहृष्ट; from pra-√hṛṣ/हृष्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; qualifying tvayā (you)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent (कर्ता in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karma (कर्म) (as passive subject with parisāntvitā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रatipadika)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• parisāntvitā: was comforted/pacified
• parisāntvitā: Kriyā (क्रिया) (passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√sāntv (परि+सान्त्व् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was fully comforted/pacified’

Context

'O lord! when I was angered by the crow and my face was filled with tears, you marked me wiping my eyes.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma in relationships includes patient consolation and restoring peace; Rāma’s role is to calm and protect rather than intensify distress.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā returns to Rāma’s lap after the incident; Rāma responds with affectionate reassurance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s tenderness and emotional steadiness; Sītā’s openness to reconciliation and comfort.