Shloka 6

स्वयम्प्रभा-विमोचनम् — Svayamprabha Leads the Vanaras Out

Time-Limit Crisis and Counsel

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता हनुमता तापसी वाक्यमब्रवीत्।जीवता दुष्करं मन्ये प्रविष्टेन निवर्तितुम्।।।।

Transliteration

evam uktā hanumatā tāpasī vākyam abravīt |

jīvatā duṣkaraṃ manye praviṣṭena nivartitum ||

Translation

被哈奴曼如此询问，那位苦行女答道：“我认为，凡进入此地者，要活着返回实在艰难。”

Word by Word

• tapasaḥ: of austerity
• tapasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th), Singular

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• prabhāvena: by the power
• prabhāvena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• niyamopārjitena: acquired by discipline
• niyamopārjitena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyama + upārjita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular; qualifies prabhāvena or implied 'prabhāvena' as 'acquired by observances'

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

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• eva: indeed / certainly
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• bilāt: from the cave
• bilāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th), Singular

• asmāt: from this
• asmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• uddhariṣyāmi: I will lift out / rescue
• uddhariṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• vānarān: monkeys
• vānarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Context

To the words of Hanuman the ascetic replied, 'I consider it difficult for any one who enters here to go back alive.'

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• tāpasī (ascetic woman)

FAQs

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

Satya (truthfulness) as dharma: the ascetic speaks plainly about danger, prioritizing truthful counsel over comfort.

What is the narrative situation?

The ascetic warns Hanumān that the cave-region is deadly and that escape is normally impossible for entrants.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Candor and protective responsibility—truth told for the welfare of others.