Shloka 140

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तस्य साहाय्यमस्माभिः कार्यं सर्वात्मना त्विह।तेन प्रस्थापितस्तुभ्यं समीपमिह धर्मतः।।।।

Transliteration

tasya sāhāyyam asmābhiḥ kāryaṃ sarvātmanā tv iha | tena prasthāpitas tubhyaṃ samīpam iha dharmataḥ ||

Translation

ଏଠି ଏବଂ ଏହିକ୍ଷଣେ, ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଶକ୍ତିରେ ଆମେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସହାୟତା କରିବା ଉଚିତ; ସେହିହେତୁ ଧର୍ମାନୁସାରେ ନ୍ୟାୟପୂର୍ବକ ମୋତେ ତୁମ ସମୀପକୁ ପଠାଯାଇଛି।

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter) सर्वनाम

• sāhāyyam: help, assistance
• sāhāyyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural) सर्वनाम

• kāryam: to be done, necessary
• kāryam: Prayojya-bhāva (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• sarvātmanā: entirely, with all one’s being
• sarvātmanā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; components: sarva + ātman)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थे—"सम्पूर्णतया" (adverbial: wholly)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• tena: by him, through him
• tena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम

• prasthāpitaḥ: sent, dispatched
• prasthāpitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (of implied ‘he is sent’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम

• samīpam: near, to the vicinity
• samīpam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म—goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); गत्यर्थे (as goal)

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• dharmataḥ: righteously, according to dharma
• dharmataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + tasil (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): "धर्मात्" इत्यर्थे; manner/according to righteousness

Context

'We too have to help him in this task. So a message is sent to you on righteous grounds.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Righteous assistance and lawful diplomacy: Hanumān grounds his embassy in dharma—helping the wronged and approaching even an enemy through proper envoy conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān explains why he has come to Rāvaṇa: as part of the vānara alliance’s duty to assist Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Duty-bound service: acting not from personal impulse but from a dharmic mission and collective responsibility.