Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 11

चैत्यप्रासाद-विध्वंसः

Destruction of the Chaitya Palace and Hanuman’s Proclamation

Devanagari script

अर्दयित्वा पुरीं लङ्कामभिवाद्य च मैथिलीम्।समृद्धार्थो गमिष्यामि मिषतां सर्वरक्षसाम्।।।।

Transliteration

ardayitvā purīṃ laṅkām abhivādya ca maithilīm |

samṛddhārtho gamiṣyāmi miṣatāṃ sarva-rakṣasām ||

Translation

Sau khi nghiền nát thành Laṅkā và cúi đầu đảnh lễ Maithilī (Sītā), ta sẽ ra đi, viên mãn sở nguyện—mặc cho hết thảy La-sát chỉ còn biết đứng nhìn.

Word by Word

• ardayitvā: having devastated/tormented
• ardayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ard (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; णिच् (causative) भावः—‘causing to be crushed/tormented’

• purīm: city
• purīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (laṅkām इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)

• laṅkām: Lanka
• laṅkām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• abhivādya: having saluted
• abhivādya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-vad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); उपसर्ग: अभि

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• maithilīm: Maithili (Sita)
• maithilīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samṛddhārthaḥ: having accomplished the purpose
• samṛddhārthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samṛddha-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aham/hanumān); समासः बहुव्रीहि (yasya arthaḥ samṛddhaḥ = whose purpose is accomplished)

• gamiṣyāmi: I shall go/return
• gamiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• miṣatām: while (they) look on
• miṣatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: miṣ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘(teṣāṃ) miṣatām’ = while they are looking on

• sarvarakṣasām: of all the demons
• sarvarakṣasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (sarvāṇi rakṣāṃsi)

Context

'I shall return only after accomplishing the destruction of the city of Lanka and offering obeisance to Sita, while all demons keep looking at me'.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Laṅkā
• Maithilī (Sītā)
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma as fidelity to duty: Hanumān frames his actions around completing the assigned task—honoring Sītā and advancing Rāma’s cause—rather than mere destruction.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān declares his intent: he will devastate Laṅkā’s power-structure and then return only after respectfully saluting Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bhakti and kṛtajñatā (devoted reverence): even amid violence, he foregrounds respectful obeisance to Sītā.