Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 37

रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च

Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation

Devanagari script

घोरमारोदनं मन्ये गते मयि भविष्यति।।।।इक्ष्वाकुकुलनाशश्च नाशश्चैव वनौकसाम्।

Transliteration

ghoram ārodanaṃ manye gate mayi bhaviṣyati |

ikṣvāku-kula-nāśaś ca nāśaś caiva vanaukasām ||

Translation

Ta nghĩ rằng, nếu ta trở về mà không thành, sẽ có tiếng than khóc ghê rợn: dòng dõi Ikṣvāku sẽ suy vong, và các cư dân rừng núi cũng sẽ diệt vong.

Word by Word

• घोरम्: dreadful
• घोरम्: कर्म (Object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of आरोदनम्

• आरोदनम्: weeping
• आरोदनम्: कर्म (Object of मन्ये; content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + रुद् (धातु) से निष्पन्न 'आरोदन' (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• गते: when (I am) gone
• गते: अधिकरण (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) 'गत', सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) with मयि

• मयि: in me/when I
• मयि: अधिकरण (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी सह 'गते'

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इक्ष्वाकुकुलनाशः: destruction of the Ikshvaku line
• इक्ष्वाकुकुलनाशः: कर्ता (Karta; coordinated subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष्वाकु (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (destruction of Ikṣvāku dynasty)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• नाशः: destruction
• नाशः: कर्ता (Karta; coordinated subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• वनौकसाम्: of the vanaras
• वनौकसाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; whose destruction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

Context

"If I go there (without finding Sita), it will cause destruction of the Ikshvakus and vanaras would weep. It would be dreadful.

Characters & Entities

• Ikṣvāku dynasty
• Vānaras (vanaukasaḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma is the safeguarding of righteous order (rājadharma and alliance-dharma): one failure can endanger both Rama’s royal mission and the vānaras’ collective stability.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān weighs the political and moral catastrophe that would follow if he cannot deliver truthful good news about Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Foresight—Hanumān anticipates far-reaching consequences and therefore refuses complacency.