Shloka 40

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”

Devanagari script

ततो दृष्टेति वचनं महार्थममृतोपमम्।निशम्य मारुतेस्सर्वे मुदिता वानराभवन्।।।।

Transliteration

tato dṛṣṭeti vacanaṃ mahārtham amṛtopamam | niśamya mārutes sarve muditā vānarābhavan ||

Translation

Nang marinig nila ang mga salita ni Māruti—“Nakita na siya”—na napakahalaga at tila nektar, nagalak ang lahat ng mga vānarā.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावक अव्यय (also/even)

• antarhitaḥ: hidden / concealed
• antarhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (P.P.P.), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• śailaḥ: mountain
• śailaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mānuṣeṇa: with human
• mānuṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with vapuṣmatā)

• vapuṣmatā: with a bodily form
• vapuṣmatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapuṣmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental: by/with a form)

• śarīreṇa: by/with the body
• śarīreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• mahā-śailaḥ: a great mountain
• mahā-śailaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (great mountain)

• śailena: as/with a mountain (form)
• śailena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• mahā-udadhau: in the great ocean
• mahā-udadhau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + udadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (in the great ocean)

Context

Then hearing Hanuman's meaningful and nectar-like words all the vanaras rejoiced.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān (Māruti)
• Vānaras
• Sītā (implied by “dṛṣṭā”)

FAQs

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

Satya that restores hope: truthful confirmation of Sītā’s existence and location renews collective resolve for righteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān’s decisive announcement that Sītā has been found reaches the waiting vānaras.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Community solidarity in dharma—shared joy becomes shared readiness to act.