Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 29

अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्

Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode

Devanagari script

यत्तु रामो विजानीयादभिज्ञानमनिन्दिते।।।।प्रीतिसञ्जननं तस्य प्रदातुं त्वमिहार्हसि।

Transliteration

yat tu rāmo vijānīyād abhijñānam anindite |

prītisañjananaṃ tasya pradātuṃ tvam ihārhasi ||

Translation

اے بےعیب خاتون! تمہیں چاہیے کہ مجھے کوئی شناختی نشانی دو—ایسی جو رام یقیناً پہچان لے اور جس سے اس کے دل میں خوشی جاگ اٹھے۔

Word by Word

• yat: that (which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; relative pronoun (यत्)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle/conjunction (तु)

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• vijānīyāt: should recognize/know
• vijānīyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; √jñā ‘to know’ with vi-

• abhijñānam: a token of recognition
• abhijñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• anindite: O blameless one
• anindite: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anindita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; vocative address

• prītisañjananam: joy-producing (token)
• prītisañjananam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + sañjanana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: प्रीतेः सञ्जननम् = ‘producer of joy’

• tasya: of him/for him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; genitive pronoun

• pradātum: to give
• pradātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to give’; √dā with pra-

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (देशवाचक)

• arhasi: are fit/ought
• arhasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Context

'O blameless lady! you should give me that which he would be glad to recognise as a token.'

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma values truthful verification: a token (abhijñāna) prevents doubt and supports trustworthy communication.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanūmān requests a recognizable sign from Sītā to prove to Rāma that he truly met her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanūmān’s prudence and commitment to satya—ensuring the message is credible.