Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 56, Shloka 5

षट्पञ्चाशः सर्गः — वैदेही-आश्वासनम् तथा अरिष्टारोहणम्

Consoling Sita and Ascending Mount Arishta

Devanagari script

तद्यथा तस्य विक्रान्तमनुरूपं महात्मनः।भवत्याहवशूरस्य तथा त्वमुपपादय।।।।

Transliteration

tadyathā tasya vikrāntam anurūpaṃ mahātmanaḥ | bhavaty āhavaśūrasya tathā tvam upapādaya ||

Translation

“Vì thế, hãy hành động sao cho bước tiến anh hùng của bậc đại hồn, Rāma—dũng sĩ nơi chiến địa—được triển hiện đúng với tầm vóc của Người.”

Word by Word

• tat: that (as/so)
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), discourse particle; correlating with yathā/tathā

• yathā: as, in the manner that
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb/conjunction of manner (यथार्थे)

• tasya: of him, his
• tasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vikrāntam: heroic prowess/valour
• vikrāntam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikrānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kram (धातु) + vi, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; past participle used substantively

• anurūpam: befitting, appropriate
• anurūpam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with vikrāntam

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled one
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक; mahā + ātman)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; समास: महा (विशेषण) + आत्मन् (प्रधान)

• bhavati: is/comes to be
• bhavati: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• āhavaśūrasya: of the battle-hero
• āhavaśūrasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhavaśūra (प्रातिपदिक; āhava + śūra)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; समास: आहवे शूरः (सप्तमी/तत्पुरुष)

• tathā: so, thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of manner; correlative to yathā

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• upapādaya: bring about, make it so
• upapādaya: Kriyā (क्रिया/imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√pad (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/Imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Context

Then the kinnaras, uragas, gandhravas, yakshas and vidyadharas left the tortured mountain and occupied the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Sītā (Vaidehī)

FAQs

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

Dharma as propriety and role-based duty: actions should align with the rightful responsibilities and honor of the principal agent (Rāma), not bypass them for convenience.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā advises Hanumān on how to proceed so that the rescue remains Rāma’s rightful achievement, consistent with his warrior-dharma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s discernment (viveka) and commitment to righteous means, not merely a desirable outcome.