Shloka 18

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

न हिपश्यामिसदृशंचिन्तयन्तीप्लवङ्गमा ।।6.116.18।।मप्रतियाब्यानकस्येहदातुंप्रत्यभिनन्दनम् ।

Transliteration

na hi paśyāmi sadṛśaṃ cintayantī plavaṅgama | mama pratyābhyānakasyeha dātuṃ pratyabhinandanam ||

Translation

Hỡi khỉ thần, dẫu ta suy ngẫm, nơi đây ta vẫn không thấy vật gì xứng đáng để dâng đáp lại, làm dấu tri ân cho tin mừng hoan hỷ ngươi đã đem đến.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

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

• paśyāmi: I see / find
• paśyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sadṛśam: suitable / fitting
• sadṛśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cintayantī: thinking
• cintayantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• plavaṅgama: O monkey
• plavaṅgama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• priyābhyānakasya: of a pleasing return-gift
• priyābhyānakasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya + ābhyānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: प्रिय + आभ्यानक (तत्पुरुष; 'pleasing/agreeable act/return-gift'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (lexical variation), षष्ठी, एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• dātum: to give
• dātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु) + तुमुन्
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive)

• pratyabhinandanam: a return of thanks / recompense
• pratyabhinandanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prati-abhi-nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: प्रति + अभिनन्दन (तत्पुरुष; 'return-greeting/return-joy'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

"Hanuman! However, I think to give you a befitting gift for this happy news. I am not able to see any."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma includes kṛtajñatā (gratitude): Sītā feels an ethical obligation to acknowledge help and to reciprocate appropriately.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā wants to reward Hanumān for the happy message but feels she has nothing adequate to give.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s humility and gratitude, valuing intention and righteousness over material capacity.