Shloka 24

हनूमता सुग्रीवस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः

Hanuman’s Counsel on Timely Ally-Duty

Devanagari script

प्राणत्यागाविशङ्केन कृतं तेन तवप्रियम्।तस्य मार्गाम वैदेहीं पृथिव्यामपि चाम्बरे।।

Transliteration

prāṇatyāgāviśaṅkena kṛtaṃ tena tava priyam |

tasya mārgāma vaidehīṃ pṛthivyām api cāmbare ||

Translation

உயிர் துறப்பதற்கும் அஞ்சாமல் அவன் உனக்குப் பிரியமான காரியத்தைச் செய்தான்; ஆகவே அவனுக்காக வைதேஹியைப் பூமியிலோ, ஆகாயத்திலோ கூட தேடுவோம்.

Word by Word

• prāṇatyāgāviśaṅkena: without hesitation even to risk life
• prāṇatyāgāviśaṅkena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa-tyāga + aviśaṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'by (one) not hesitating about life-sacrifice' (instrumental of manner)

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; Kta-participle used predicatively: 'done'

• tena: by him
• tena: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana; pronoun

• priyam: a dear thing/favor
• priyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; pronoun

• mārgāma: let us search
• mārgāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mṛg (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada; Vedic/epic form for 'mṛgāma'

• vaidehīm: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• pṛthivyām: on the earth
• pṛthivyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; 'also/even'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• ambare: in the sky
• ambare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana

Context

'He has done you a deed dear to you without hesitation, risking his own life.Let us help him in search of his Vaidehi whether she is on earth or in heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sugriva
• Rama
• Vaidehī (Sita)
• Earth (Pṛthivī)
• Sky (Ambara)

FAQs

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

Dharma demands repayment of courageous help with committed support. One should respond to another’s self-risking service with steadfast assistance.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman presses Sugriva to mobilize the search for Sita, reminding him that Rama earlier risked everything to restore Sugriva.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) joined with resolve—turning moral obligation into concrete action.