Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 51

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

यदि जीवति सा देवी ताराधिपनिभानना।आगमिष्यति साऽवश्यमिमां शिवजलां नदीम्।।।।

Transliteration

yadi jīvati sā devī tārādhipa-nibhānanā | āgamiṣyati sā 'vaśyam imāṃ śivajalāṃ nadīm ||

Translation

หากพระเทวีพระมเหสีพระองค์นั้นยังทรงพระชนม์อยู่—ผู้มีพระพักตร์ดุจจันทรา เจ้าแห่งดวงดาว—พระนางย่อมจักเสด็จมายังสายน้ำนี้อันเป็นมงคลอย่างแน่นอน

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conditional particle (शर्तार्थ)

• jīvati: lives
• jīvati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present); Prathama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana; parasmaipada

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

• devī: queen, lady
• devī: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• tārā-adhipa-nibhā-ānanā: moon-faced
• tārā-adhipa-nibhā-ānanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक) + nibhā (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; bahuvrīhi: tārādhipaḥ (candraḥ) tena nibhā ānanā yasyāḥ (moon-faced)

• āgamiṣyati: will come
• āgamiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (future); Prathama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana; parasmaipada

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

• avaśyam: certainly
• avaśyam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśyam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; necessity/certainty adverb (अवश्यं)

• imām: this
• imām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of nadīm
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana

• śiva-jalām: with auspicious water
• śiva-jalām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of nadīm
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana; karmadhāraya: śivaṃ jalaṃ yasyāḥ (having auspicious water)

• nadīm: river
• nadīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana

Context

"The moon-faced queen will certainly come to this stream of auspicious water if she is surviving."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Aśoka-vana (implied setting)

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained through hope grounded in truthfulness: Hanumān does not indulge in despair but reasons ethically and patiently, holding to the possibility of Sītā’s survival and rightful reunion with Rāma.

What is the narrative situation?

While concealed in the grove, Hanumān anticipates Sītā’s movements and infers she may come to the nearby auspicious water-source.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s steadfast optimism and careful inference (yukti), guided by devotion and the mission’s moral purpose.