Shloka 40

सीताप्रत्यय-प्रदानम्

Sita’s Recognition and Reassurance by the Envoy

Devanagari script

क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि वैदेहि रामं प्रस्रवणे गिरौ।शतक्रतुमिवासीनं नागराजस्य मूर्धनि।।।।

Transliteration

kṣipraṃ drakṣyasi vaidehi rāmaṃ prasravaṇe girau | śatakratum ivāsīnaṃ nāgarājasya mūrdhani ||

Translation

Em breve, ó Vaidehī, verás Rāma no monte Prasravaṇa, como Śatakratu (Indra) assentado sobre a cabeça do rei dos elefantes.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• māṃsam: meat
• māṃsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• bhuṅkte: eats/enjoys
• bhuṅkte: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

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

• api: even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle, ‘even/also’

• madhu: honey/wine
• madhu: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• sevate: uses/partakes
• sevate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sev (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

• vanyam: forest-produced
• vanyam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying bhaktam

• suvihitam: well-prescribed
• suvihitam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + vihita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) of √dhā/√hi? here vihita ‘prescribed/arranged’; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying bhaktam

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhaktam: food
• bhaktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of aśnāti

• aśnāti: eats
• aśnāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• pañcamam: the fifth
• pañcamam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying bhaktam: ‘as the fifth (meal)’

Context

"O Vaidehi, you will soon see Rama seated on the Prasravana mountain just as Indra (who performed a hundred sacrifices) seated on the back of the king of elephants.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Rāma
• Indra (Śatakratu)

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked with rightful sovereignty and protection: the comparison to Indra frames Rāma as a legitimate, dharmic ruler whose power is meant to uphold order and rescue the oppressed.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān paints a vivid image of Rāma’s impending arrival and majesty to strengthen Sītā’s confidence in imminent rescue.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s kingly authority exercised for righteous ends.