Shloka 166
Devanagari script
चकार सुरसा वक्त्रमशीतीयोजनायतम्।हनुमानचलप्रख्यो नवतीयोजनोच्छ्रितः।।।।
Transliteration
cakāra surasā vaktram aśītīyojanāyatam | hanumān acalaprakhyo navatīyojanocchritaḥ ||
Translation
جعلت سورَسا فمَها ممتدًّا ثمانين يوجَنًا؛ وارتفع هَنومان، كالجبل في هيئته، إلى تسعين يوجَنًا.
Word by Word
cakāramade
cakāra:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formलिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
surasāSurasā
surasā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsurasā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
vaktrammouth
vaktram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन
aśītī-yojana-āyatamextended to eighty yojanas
aśītī-yojana-āyatam:
Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootaśīti (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (aśītī-yojanam āyatam)
hanumānHanumān
hanumān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
acala-prakhyaḥmountain-like
acala-prakhyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootacala (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (acala-iva prakhyaḥ)
navatī-yojana-ucchritaḥraised to ninety yojanas
navatī-yojana-ucchritaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootnavati (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + ucchrita (प्रातिपदिक/क्तान्त)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (measure)
Context
Surasa widened her mouth to eighy yojanas and the heroic Hanuman grew up to ninety yojanas, looking like a mountain.
Characters & Entities
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HanumānS
SurasāFAQs
Dharma is steadfast strength used for a righteous end: power is portrayed as disciplined and mission-oriented, not self-indulgent.
The physical scale of the test reaches extremes, dramatizing the seriousness of the divine challenge to Hanumān’s passage.
Fortitude (bala + dhairya): Hanumān’s strength appears stable and “mountain-like,” symbolizing unshakable resolve.