Shloka 53

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

तामेवमुक्त्वाराजन्तींसीतांसाक्षादिवश्रियम् ।।6.116.53।।आजगाममहावेगोहनूमान्यत्रराघवः ।

Transliteration

tām evam uktvā rājantīṃ sītāṃ sākṣād iva śriyam |

ājagāma mahāvego hanūmān yatra rāghavaḥ ||6.116.53||

Translation

如此对光耀如亲见吉祥天女的悉多说罢，疾速的哈奴曼便奔赴罗伽婆所在之处。

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Object of उक्त्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वक्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• राजन्तीम्: shining
• राजन्तीम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājantī (कृदन्त; √rāj धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle) used adjectivally to सीताम्

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: कर्म (Object of उक्त्वा; addressed/mentioned)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly/in person
• साक्षात्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/प्रत्यक्षवाचक (adverb: directly, in person)

• इव: as if/like
• इव: उपमा-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक

• श्रियम्: Lakshmi/fortune
• श्रियम्: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आजगाम: came/reached
• आजगाम: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) with ā- उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महावेगः: of great speed
• महावेगः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to हनूमान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + vega (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् वेगः यस्य) epithet

• हनूमान्: Hanuman
• हनूमान्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: देशाधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: अधिकरण-निर्देशक (Location clause subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Hanuman reached Raghava with extraordinary speed assuring Sita, who shone like Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity, and had spoken like that.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Śrī/Lakṣmī
• Hanumān
• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

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

Dharma as dutiful service: Hanumān completes his role as a faithful messenger, moving promptly from reassurance to accurate reporting.

What is the narrative situation?

After comforting Sītā, Hanumān departs immediately to report to Rāma, bridging the two sides of the reunion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s diligence and speed in service—acting without delay once duty is clear.