Shloka 3

सीताप्रत्यय-प्रदानम्

Sita’s Recognition and Reassurance by the Envoy

Devanagari script

प्रत्ययार्थं तवाऽनीतं तेन दत्तं महात्मना।समाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते क्षीणदुःखफला ह्यसि।।।।

Transliteration

pratyayārthaṁ tavānītaṁ tena dattaṁ mahātmanā | samāśvasihi bhadraṁ te kṣīṇaduḥkhaphalā hy asi ||

Translation

Isto te foi trazido como penhor de confiança, dado pelo magnânimo Rāma. Sossega; bênçãos sobre ti: em verdade, o fruto da tua dor está chegando ao fim.

Word by Word

• प्रत्ययार्थम्: for (your) assurance/trust
• प्रत्ययार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्यय-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (purpose), समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pratyayasya arthaḥ → pratyayārtham)

• तव: for you/of you
• तव: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• आनीतम्: brought
• आनीतम्: Karta (कर्ता) (passive subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), क्त-प्रत्यय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘इदम् (अङ्गुलीयकम्)’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण) / Agent-in-passive (कर्तृ-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karta (कर्ता) (passive subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), क्त-प्रत्यय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘आनीतम्’ इत्यस्य सहविशेषणम्

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (करण) / Agent-in-passive (कर्तृ-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān ātmā yasya)

• समाश्वसिहि: be calm
• समाश्वसिहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भद्रम्: auspiciousness/well-being
• भद्रम्: Prayojana (आशीः/benediction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थे (benedictive usage)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• क्षीणदुःखफला: with the result of sorrow ended
• क्षीणदुःखफला: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate adjective of ‘asi’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीण-दुःख-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (क्षीणं दुःखफलं यस्याः सा) ‘whose fruit of sorrow is exhausted’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

"Hope heroic Lakshmana, enhancer of the joy of Sumitra, who has mastered the use of weapons will blow away the demons through a network of arrows.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma here is truthful communication and responsible reassurance: a messenger must establish credibility (pratyaya) and speak in a way that reduces fear and grief without deception.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān shows Sītā Rāma’s token (the ring) to confirm he is truly Rāma’s envoy, and he comforts her after her long suffering in Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s reliability and compassion—he proves the truth of his mission and offers steadying words to restore Sītā’s confidence.