Shloka 63

रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च

Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation

Devanagari script

रक्षिणश्चात्र विहिता नूनं रक्षन्ति पादपान्।भगवानपि सर्वात्मा नातिक्षोभं प्रवाति वै।।।।संक्षिप्तोऽयं मयाऽत्मा च रामार्थे रावणस्य च।

Transliteration

rakṣiṇaś cātra vihitā nūnaṃ rakṣanti pādapān |

bhagavān api sarvātmā nātikṣobhaṃ pravāti vai |

saṃkṣipto ’yaṃ mayā ’tmā ca rāmārthe rāvaṇasya ca ||

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ରକ୍ଷୀମାନେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ ଅଛନ୍ତି; ସେମାନେ ଗଛମାନଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ସର୍ବାତ୍ମା ଭଗବାନ ବାୟୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ ଉତ୍କ୍ଷୋଭରେ ବହୁନାହାନ୍ତି। ରାମଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସାଧନ ଓ ରାବଣକୁ ଏଡ଼ାଇବା ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ନିଜ ଦେହକୁ ସଂକୁଚିତ କରିଛି।

Word by Word

• रक्षिणः: guards
• रक्षिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: and)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: here)

• विहिताः: posted/appointed
• विहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (they) posted/appointed

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (surely)

• रक्षन्ति: protect
• रक्षन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पादपान्: trees
• पादपान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• सर्व-आत्मा: the all-pervading one
• सर्व-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (sarvaḥ ātmā yasya/yaḥ = all-pervading self)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अति-क्षोभम्: excessive disturbance
• अति-क्षोभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (ati + kṣobha = excessive agitation)

• प्रवाति: blows
• प्रवाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/emphatic)

Context

"The guards posted there are surely protecting the grove. The divinity pervading all over me (the wind) must also have been controlled as it is also not blowing violently. I have turned my body small for Rama's cause and also to save myself from Ravana.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Aśoka-vānikā
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Vāyu (Wind, implied as divine force)
• Guards (rakṣiṇaḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma is served through restraint: power is ethically used by limiting oneself to what the mission requires, avoiding needless confrontation while pursuing truth (Sītā’s discovery).

What is the narrative situation?

Near Aśoka-vāṭikā, Hanuman notes tight security and chooses stealth—contracting his form—to proceed safely.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-mastery (indriya-nigraha) and mission-focus: he controls his abilities for a righteous end.