Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 66, Shloka 14

चूडामणि

दर्शनम् — Rama Receives Sita’s Token and Questions Hanuman

Devanagari script

किमाह सीता हनुमंस्तत्त्वतः कथयाद्य मे।एतेन खलु जीविष्ये भेषजेनातुरो यथा।।।।

Transliteration

kim āha sītā hanumaṃs tattvataḥ kathaya adya me |

etena khalu jīviṣye bheṣajenāturo yathā ||

Translation

Ano ang sinabi ni Sītā? O Hanumān, isalaysay mo sa akin nang tapat, ngayon din. Sa iisang iyon ako mabubuhay—gaya ng maysakit na inaalalayan ng gamot.

Word by Word

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc) एकवचन (sg); interrogative pronoun used adverbially

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg), परस्मैपद

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (sg)

• hanumān: O Hanuman
• hanumān: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), सम्बोधन (Voc), एकवचन (sg)

• tattvataḥ: truly; in reality
• tattvataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• kathaya: tell
• kathaya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन (sg), परस्मैपद

• adya: today; now
• adya: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen/Dat), एकवचन (sg)

• etena: by this
• etena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (masc/neut), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (sg)

• khalu: indeed
• khalu: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle of assurance/indeed)

• jīviṣye: I shall live
• jīviṣye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन (sg), आत्मनेपद

• bheṣajena: by medicine
• bheṣajena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheṣaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (sg)

• āturaḥ: a sick man
• āturaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (sg); विशेषण (adjective) used substantively

• yathā: as; just like
• yathā: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (comparative/manner indeclinable)

Context

"Just as a cow fond of its calf begins to distil milk from its teats at the sight of the calf, so does my heart melt at the sight of this excellent jewel.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Satya (truth) is central: Rāma explicitly asks for a factual report (tattvataḥ). Dharma here is truthful speech and reliable testimony in a crisis.

What is the narrative situation?

After receiving the token, Rāma urgently requests Sītā’s exact message from Hanumān, treating her words as life-giving.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s trust in truth and his disciplined focus on authentic information as the basis for right action.