Shloka 13

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

तदाश्वसिहिविस्रब्धंस्वगृहेपरिवर्तसे ।।6.116.13।।अयंचाभ्येतिसम्हृष्टस्त्वद्धर्शनसमुत्सुकः ।

Transliteration

tad āśvasihi visrabdhaṁ sva-gṛhe parivartase | ayaṁ cābhyeti saṁhṛṣṭas tvad-darśana-samutsukaḥ || 6.116.13 ||

Translation

Vậy nên, nàng hãy an lòng, thảnh thơi—như đang ở chính mái nhà mình. Và ngài (Vibhīṣaṇa) đang đến đây, hoan hỷ, khát khao được diện kiến nàng.

Word by Word

• tat: therefore / then
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तं सर्वनाम (adverbial 'therefore/then')

• āśvasi: be comforted / take heart
• āśvasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śvas (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• visrabdham: at ease, unafraid
• visrabdham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: visrabdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: 'at ease')

• svagṛhe: in your own house
• svagṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: स्व + गृह (तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• parivartase: you will return / you will live again (safely)
• parivartase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• abhyeti: comes near / approaches
• abhyeti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√i (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• saṃhṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• saṃhṛṣṭaḥ: Kartṛsāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√hṛṣ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tvad-darśana-samutsukaḥ: eager to see you
• tvad-darśana-samutsukaḥ: Kartṛsāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + samutsuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: त्वद्-दर्शन-समुत्सुक (तत्पुरुष; 'eager for seeing you'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

"You be at ease, as you are living in your own abode", said Hanuman consoling Sita. 'Vibheeshana, who is very happy, is eager and favouring to see you."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Laṅkā (implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma as compassionate reassurance: truthful words are used to remove fear and restore inner stability to one who has suffered.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues consoling Sītā, explaining that Laṅkā is now safe under Vibhīṣaṇa and that he is approaching to meet her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s kindness and emotional intelligence in guiding Sītā from trauma toward calm confidence.