Shloka 28

अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्

Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode

Devanagari script

हत्वा च समरे रौद्रं रावणं सह बान्धवम्।।।।राघवस्त्वां वरारोहे स्वां पुरीं नयते ध्रुवम्।

Transliteration

hatvā ca samare raudraṃ rāvaṇaṃ saha bāndhavam |

rāghavas tvāṃ varārohe svāṃ purīṃ nayate dhruvam ||

Translation

Hỡi nàng thắt lưng ong, sau khi diệt trong chiến trận Rāvaṇa hung bạo cùng thân tộc của hắn, Rāghava nhất định sẽ đưa nàng về kinh thành của Người.

Word by Word

• hatvā: having slain
• hatvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्तम् (absolutive), कर्तरि

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• raudram: fierce
• raudram: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rāvaṇam)

• rāvaṇam: Ravana
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म/object of hatvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• saha: with
• saha: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition: with)

• bāndhavam: his kinsmen
• bāndhavam: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समाहारार्थे (collectively: kinsmen)

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vara-ārohe: O fair-hipped lady
• vara-ārohe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + āroha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (varaḥ ārohaḥ yasyāḥ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; उपाधि

• svām: his own
• svām: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (purīm)

• purīm: city
• purīm: Karma (कर्म; destination as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• nayate: will lead/take
• nayate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (certainly)

Context

'O fair-hipped lady! Rama will slay fearsome Ravana and all his relatives and take you to his city. It is certain.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Sītā
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Rāvaṇa
• Laṅkā
• Ayodhyā (implied as Rāma’s city)

FAQs

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

Dharma culminates in restoration: wrongdoing is punished and the rightful order—family integrity and justice—is re-established.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanūmān foretells the outcome of the coming war: Rāma will defeat Rāvaṇa and reunite with Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s certainty of purpose and commitment to dharmic justice.