Shloka 18

अङ्गद

प्रत्यागमनम् — Angada’s Return and the Confirmation of Sītā’s Discovery

Devanagari script

तव चेदं सुसदृशं वाक्यं नान्यस्य कस्यचित्।सन्नतिर्हि तवाख्याति भविष्यच्छुभयोग्यताम्।।।।

Transliteration

tava cedaṃ susadṛśaṃ vākyaṃ nānyasya kasyacit | sannatir hi tavākhyāti bhaviṣyac-chubha-yogyatām ||

Translation

तवेदं वाक्यं सुसदृशं, नान्यस्य कस्यचित्। तव सन्नतिः हि भविष्यच्छुभयोग्यताम् आख्याति।

Word by Word

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्यम् इति विशेषणम्

• susadṛśam: very fitting/quite like you
• susadṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सु-सदृशम् = अत्यन्तं सदृशम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्यम् इति विशेषणम्

• vākyam: speech/statement
• vākyam: Karta (कर्ता) / Karma (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• anyasya: of another
• anyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• kasyacit: of anyone
• kasyacit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite: 'anyone')

• sannatiḥ: humility/bowing
• sannatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sannati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeed)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ākhyāti: proclaims/indicates
• ākhyāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-khyā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyacchubhayogyatām: fitness for future good fortune
• bhaviṣyacchubhayogyatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaviṣyat + śubha + yogyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भविष्यति शुभे योग्यताम्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

"You alone could speak such words. Your humility speaks of your fitness for a bright future.

Characters & Entities

• Angada

FAQs

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

Dharma values ‘sannati’—humble self-restraint—as a sign of inner merit and a foundation for righteous success.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānaras continue praising Angada, interpreting his modest speech as an omen of future auspiciousness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility as a mark of nobility and long-term fitness for responsibility.