Shloka 104

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

उक्तोऽहं पुनरेवेदं निश्चित्य मनसा तया।हनुमन्मम वृत्तान्तं वक्तुमर्हसि राघवे।।5.58.104।।

Transliteration

ukto ’haṃ punar evedaṃ niścitya manasā tayā |

hanuman mama vṛttāntaṃ vaktum arhasi rāghave ||

Translation

ထို့နောက် မိမိစိတ်ထဲ၌ အတည်ပြုဆုံးဖြတ်ပြီးနောက် နန်းတော်သမီးသည် ထပ်မံ၍ ဤသို့ မိန့်ကြားသည်– “ဟနုမာန်၊ ရာဃဝ (ရာမ) ထံသို့ ငါ၏အကြောင်းအရာ အလုံးစုံကို ပြောကြားပေးရန် သင်သည် သင့်တော်၏။”

Word by Word

• उक्तः: (I was) told
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; वच् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (past passive participle) ‘having been told/said’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: ‘again’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis: ‘indeed/just’)

• इदम्: this (message)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• निश्चित्य: having decided
• निश्चित्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-चित् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having ascertained/decided’

• मनसा: with (her) mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• तया: by her
• तया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (कर्ता/Instrumental in passive), एकवचन; ‘by her’

• हनुमन्: O Hanuman
• हनुमन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• वृत्तान्तम्: account/news
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• वक्तुम्: to tell
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to speak/tell’

• अर्हसि: you should
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘you should/are fit to’

• राघवे: to Rama
• राघवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

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

Satya in testimony: a messenger must convey the complete truth accurately, without distortion, for righteous decisions to be made.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā gives final instructions to Hanumān before he leaves—urging him to report her situation fully to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and accountability: Hanumān is entrusted as a truthful carrier of another’s lived reality.