Valmiki Ramayana 5.1.169 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 169

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

प्रविष्टोऽस्मि हि ते वक्त्रं दाक्षायणि नमोऽस्तु ते।गमिष्ये यत्र वैदेही सत्यं चासीद्वरस्तव।।।।

Transliteration

praviṣṭo 'smi hi te vaktraṃ dākṣāyaṇi namo 'stu te | gamiṣye yatra vaidehī satyaṃ cāsīd varas tava ||

Translation

“ਹੇ ਦਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਯਣੀ, ਮੈਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਹੀ ਤੇਰੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ; ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ। ਹੁਣ ਮੈਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਵੈਦੇਹੀ ਹੈ ਉੱਥੇ ਜਾਵਾਂਗਾ—ਤੇਰਾ ਵਰ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਪੂਰਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।”

Word by Word

• praviṣṭaḥ: entered
• praviṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/aham-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्तान्त (past participle used predicatively), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘entered’

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (क्रिया/copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक-अव्यय (particle)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• vaktram: mouth
• vaktram: Karma (कर्म/object of praviṣṭaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• dākṣāyaṇi: O Dākṣāyaṇī (daughter of Dakṣa)
• dākṣāyaṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dākṣāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नमः-प्रयोगः (indeclinable interjection), नमस्कारार्थक

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Dative Singular)

• gamiṣye: I will go
• gamiṣye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• vaidehī: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehī: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied ‘is/was’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• varaḥ: boon
• varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of āsīt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

Context

"O Dakshayani! I have indeed entered your mouth and your boon has come true (as nobody can go against the boon of the Creator). Allow me to proceed in quest of Vaidhehi. My salutations to you."

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Surasā
• Dakṣa
• Vaidēhī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Satya and maryādā (respectful conduct): Hanumān speaks truthfully about fulfilling the condition and offers reverence, showing that righteousness includes courtesy even amid conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

After entering and exiting Surasā’s mouth, Hanumān formally declares completion of her boon’s requirement and seeks permission to continue toward Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthfulness with humility: he asserts success without arrogance and honors Surasā as a divine figure.