Shloka 49

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

युक्तारामस्यभवतीधर्मपत्नीयशश्विनी ।।6.116.49।।प्रतिसन्दिशमांदेवि गमिष्येयत्रराघवः ।

Transliteration

yuktā rāmasya bhavatī dharmapatnī yaśasvinī | pratisandiśa māṃ devi gamiṣye yatra rāghavaḥ || 6.116.49 ||

Translation

ਹੇ ਦੇਵੀ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਰਾਮ ਦੀ ਯਥਾਰਥ, ਯਸ਼ਸਵਿਨੀ ਧਰਮ-ਪਤਨੀ ਹੋ। ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇਵੋ; ਮੈਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਰਾਘਵ ਹਨ ਉੱਥੇ ਜਾਵਾਂਗਾ।

Word by Word

• युक्ता: proper/fit
• युक्ता: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• भवती: you (lady)
• भवती: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थे 2nd-person pronoun-like honorific

• धर्मपत्नी: lawful wife
• धर्मपत्नी: समानााधिकरण/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + patnī (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य पत्नी)

• यशश्विनी: famous/glorious
• यशश्विनी: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रतिसन्दिश: send back (a reply)
• प्रतिसन्दिश: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sandiś (धातु) with prati- उपसर्ग
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• देवि: O lady
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• गमिष्ये: I will go
• गमिष्ये: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: देशाधिकरण (Locative adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Context

"Devi! you are the righteous wife of Rama and earned fame. Give me the right message to Rama in return. I will go."

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Rāma (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Dharma as duty and fidelity: Hanumān honors Sītā’s rightful status and seeks to serve truthfully as a messenger.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān asks Sītā for a return message to deliver to Rāma and declares his readiness to go to him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Service and reliability—Hanumān’s commitment to execute his mission with respect and accuracy.