Shloka 17

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

प्रियमेतदुपश्रुत्यभर्तुर्विजयसंश्रयम् ।।6.116.17।।प्रहर्षवशमापन्नानिर्वाक्यास्मिक्षणान्तरम् ।

Transliteration

priyam etad upaśrutya bhartuḥ vijayasaṃśrayam | praharṣavaśam āpannā nirvākya 'smi kṣaṇāntaram ||

Translation

“此言我听来至为可喜，确证我夫君必得胜利。闻之我被欢喜所摄，片刻之间竟无言可出。”

Word by Word

• priyam: pleasing
• priyam: Kartṛsāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here predicative: 'pleasing')

• etat: this
• etat: Karta/Karma (कर्ता/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• upaśrutya: having heard
• upaśrutya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√śru (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• bhartuḥ: of (my) husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vijaya-saṃśrayam: the assurance of victory
• vijaya-saṃśrayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya + saṃśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: विजय + संश्रय (तत्पुरुष; 'assurance/ground of victory'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• praharṣa-vaśam: under the power of joy
• praharṣa-vaśam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praharṣa + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: प्रहर्ष + वश (तत्पुरुष; 'under the sway of joy'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āpannā: having reached / having become
• āpannā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√pad (धातु) + na (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nirvākyā: speechless
• nirvākyā: Kartṛsāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: निर् + वाक्य (तत्पुरुष; 'without words'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kṣaṇāntaram: for a moment
• kṣaṇāntaram: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: क्षण + अन्तर (तत्पुरुष; 'interval of a moment'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालावधि (duration)

Context

"No doubt that my husband is victorious is very delightful. Hearing this, I am overcome with delight and am unable to speak for a moment."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (as bhartā)
• Hanumān
• Vijaya (victory)

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked with satya-based confidence: Sītā’s joy rests on the truthful assurance of Rāma’s righteous victory, not on mere wishful thinking.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā reacts to the message that Rāma’s victory is certain, becoming overwhelmed and briefly unable to speak.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s faithful trust (śraddhā) in Rāma’s dharmic triumph and her unwavering spousal devotion.