Shloka 44

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

इयं च नलिनी रम्या द्विजसङ्घनिषेविता।इमां सा राममहिषी नूनमेष्यति जानकी।।।।

Transliteration

iyaṃ ca nalinī ramyā dvijasaṅghaniṣevitā | imāṃ sā rāmamahiṣī nūnam eṣyati jānakī ||

Translation

इयं च रम्या नलिनी द्विजसङ्घैर्निषेविता। अत्र नूनं राममहिषी जानकी समुपैष्यति॥

Word by Word

• iyam: this
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• nalinī: lotus-pond
• nalinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nalinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• ramyā: beautiful
• ramyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of nalinī
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• dvija-saṅgha-niṣevitā: frequented by flocks of birds
• dvija-saṅgha-niṣevitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of nalinī
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣevita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: dvijānāṃ saṅghaḥ (genitive) + tena niṣevitā (kta PPP from ni + sev)

• imām: this (place)
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• rāma-mahiṣī: Rāma's queen
• rāma-mahiṣī: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + mahiṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: rāmasya mahiṣī (queen of Rāma)

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; certainty particle (निश्चयार्थ)

• eṣyati: will come
• eṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (simple future); Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Eka-vacana; parasmaipada

• jānakī: Jānakī (Sītā)
• jānakī: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jānakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

Context

"This lovely lotus-pond is frequented by flocks of aquatic birds. Surely Rama's queen Janaki will come to this place.

Characters & Entities

• lotus-pond (nalinī)
• Jānakī (Sītā)
• Rāma
• birds (dvija-saṅgha)

FAQs

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

Dharma is compassionate attentiveness: Hanumān anticipates Sītā’s movements not to intrude, but to find and help her without causing harm.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān surveys the grove’s pond and reasons that Sītā may come there, making it a likely place to observe her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Empathy joined with strategy: he thinks from Sītā’s perspective while planning his search.