Shloka 35

हनूमत्संवादः / Hanuman’s Diplomatic Approach to Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

एवं गुणगणैर्युक्ता यस्य स्युः कार्यसाधकाः।तस्य सिध्यन्ति सर्वाऽर्था दूतवाक्यप्रचोदिताः।।

Transliteration

evaṃ guṇagaṇair yuktā yasya syuḥ kāryasādhakāḥ |

tasya sidhyanti sarvā 'rthā dūtavākyapracoditāḥ ||

Translation

凡其使臣具足如是德聚、能成办诸事者，一切目标皆得圆成——皆由使者善言所推动。

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• guṇa-gaṇaiḥ: with a multitude of qualities
• guṇa-gaṇaiḥ: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः: गुणानां गणः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• yuktāḥ: endowed/connected
• yuktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (युज् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कार्यसाधकाः इति विशेषण

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• syuḥ: may be
• syuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• kārya-sādhakāḥ: task-accomplishers
• kārya-sādhakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhaka (√sādh धातु, ण्वुल/क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: कार्यं साधयन्ति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sidhyanti: are accomplished
• sidhyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sidh (सिध् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarva-arthāḥ: all aims/matters
• sarva-arthāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: सर्वे च ते अर्थाः (कर्मधारय)

• dūta-vākya-pracoditāḥ: prompted by the messenger's words
• dūta-vākya-pracoditāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + pracodita (प्र-√cud धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वार्थाः इति विशेषण; समासः: दूतस्य वाक्यम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तेन प्रचोदिताः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष-भाव)

Context

Whoever has such great taskmasters of great qualities as their envoys, can have all their goals accomplished, driven by their diplomatic skills.

Characters & Entities

• dūta (envoy/ambassador)

FAQs

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

Right outcomes depend on virtuous instruments: dharmic goals require dharmic means—capable, principled agents and truthful communication.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman is assessing Rama and Lakshmana and highlighting the power of diplomatic speech, preparing for alliance-building with Sugriva.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Guṇa-sampat (excellence of character) expressed through vāg-dakṣatā (skillful, responsible speech).