Shloka 42

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

सर्वथा कृतकार्योऽहमेष्यामि सह सीतया।आनयिष्यामि वा लङ्कां समुत्पाट्य सरावणाम्।।।।

Transliteration

sarvathā kṛtakāryo 'ham eṣyāmi saha sītayā | ānayiṣyāmi vā laṅkāṁ samutpāṭya sa-rāvaṇām ||

Translation

ہر حال میں میں اپنا کام پورا کر کے لوٹوں گا—سیتا کے ساتھ واپس آؤں گا؛ یا پھر راون سمیت پوری لنکا کو جڑ سے اکھاڑ کر یہاں لے آؤں گا۔

Word by Word

• sarvathā: in every way / certainly
• sarvathā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• kṛtakāryaḥ: successful / having accomplished the task
• kṛtakāryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta-kārya (प्रातिपदिक: kṛta(कृ धातु-कृत) + kārya)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘accomplished-task’ = successful

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• eṣyāmi: I will come
• eṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ/Lṛṭ (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), Parasmaipada, 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition-like indeclinable (सह-योगे अव्यय), governs Instrumental

• sītayā: with Sita
• sītayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ānayiṣyāmi: I will bring
• ānayiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (नी धातु)
• Form: Luṭ/Lṛṭ (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), Parasmaipada, 1st Person, Singular; with preverb ā-

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

• laṅkām: Lanka
• laṅkām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• samutpāṭya: having uprooted
• samutpāṭya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-√paṭ (पट्/पाट् धातु, ‘to tear up’)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), with preverbs sam- + ut-; ‘having uprooted/torn up’

• sa-rāvaṇām: together with Ravana
• sa-rāvaṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; उपपद-सम्बद्ध ‘sa-’ = ‘together with’; qualifies laṅkām

Context

"If I do not find Sita in heaven in spite of my efforts, I will bind that king of demons, Ravana and bring him here.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Laṅkā
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is unwavering commitment to a righteous objective—Hanumān refuses to return without fulfilling the truth of the mission.

What is the narrative situation?

He concludes his vow with two outcomes: return with Sītā, or bring down Laṅkā with its tyrant.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Niścaya (firm resolve) in service of justice.