Shloka 38

Devanagari script

दृष्टा देवीति हनुमद्वदनादमृतोपमम्।।।।आकर्ण्य वचनं रामो हर्षमाप सलक्ष्मणः।

Transliteration

dṛṣṭā devīti hanumad-vadanād amṛtopamam |

ākarṇya vacanaṃ rāmo harṣam āpa sa-lakṣmaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Ao ouvir da boca de Hanumān as palavras, semelhantes ao néctar — «A Devī foi vista» — Rāma, com Lakṣmaṇa, encheu-se de alegria.

Word by Word

• niścitārtham: with certainty / having ascertained the matter
• niścitārtham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niścita + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘ascertained purpose/meaning’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: ‘with certainty’)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तदनन्तर (then)

• tasmin: in/at him (there)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sugrīvam: Sugrīva
• sugrīvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• pavanātmaje: in the son of the Wind (Hanumān)
• pavanātmaje: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavana + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘son of the Wind’), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); सुग्रीवम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• prītimān: affectionate
• prītimān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīti + mat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective: ‘possessing affection’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• prītam: dear/beloved
• prītam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (to sugrīvam)

• bahumānāt: out of respect
• bahumānāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahumāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ (ablative of cause: ‘out of respect’)

• avaikṣata: looked at/glanced
• avaikṣata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īkṣ (धातु) with ava- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

On hearing the nectar-like words from Hanuman that Sita was found, Rama and Lakshmana were delighted.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā (Devī)

FAQs

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

Truthful speech brings rightful relief: Satya, spoken at the proper time, becomes life-giving like nectar to those suffering.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa hear Hanumān’s confirmation that Sītā has been located.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance rewarded by hope—Rāma’s steadfastness in dharma receives sustaining confirmation.