Shloka 43

अशोकवनिकायां सीतादर्शनम्

Sita Seen in the Ashoka Grove

Devanagari script

तान्यैवेतानि मन्येऽहं यानि रामोऽन्वकीर्तयत्।।।।तत्र यान्यवहीनानि तान्यहं नोपलक्षये।यान्यस्या नावहीनानि तानीमानि न संशयः।।।।

Transliteration

tāny eva etāni manye ’haṃ yāni rāmo ’nvakīrtayat ||

tatra yāny avahīnāni tāny ahaṃ nopalakṣaye |

yāny asyā nāvahīnāni tānīmāni na saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

ராமன் கூறிய ஆபரணங்களே இவை என நான் எண்ணுகிறேன். அவள் முன்பு கீழே வீசியவற்றை இங்கே நான் காணவில்லை; அவள் வீசாதவை—இவையே, இதில் ஐயமில்லை.

Word by Word

• श्यामानि: darkened/blackened
• श्यामानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (आभरणानि)

• चिरयुक्तत्वात्: due to long use
• चिरयुक्तत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर + युक्तत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (चिरेण युक्तत्वम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb)

• संस्थानवन्ति: having impressions/marks (of placement)
• संस्थानवन्ति: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्थानवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

Context

"I think these ornaments are the same that were described by Rama. Those dropped (by Sita) are not found on her body. These were not dropped.There is no doubt."

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Sītā
• ornaments (ābharaṇa)

FAQs

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

Dharma requires certainty grounded in truth: Hanumān refuses to act on partial evidence and seeks doubt-free confirmation.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān compares what he sees on Sītā with what Rāma had described and with what was known to have been dropped during her abduction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya-vicāra (truth-seeking reflection): the integrity to verify before speaking or intervening.