Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

भार्यामन्वेषयन्प्राप्तः सख्यं हर्यधिपेन च । अथ वालिनमाहत्य सुग्रीव स्तत्पदे कृतः ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

bhāryāmanveṣayanprāptaḥ sakhyaṃ haryadhipena ca | atha vālinamāhatya sugrīva statpade kṛtaḥ || 23 ||

Translation

Während er nach seiner Gemahlin suchte, schloss er Freundschaft mit dem Herrn der Affen; dann, nachdem Vālin erschlagen war, wurde Sugrīva in eben dieses Amt eingesetzt.

Word by Word

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अन्वेषयन्: seeking
• अन्वेषयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/एष् (धातु; अन्वेषणार्थ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘seeking’

• प्राप्तः: arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having reached/arrived’

• सख्यम्: friendship
• सख्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हरि-अधिपेन: with the lord of the monkeys
• हरि-अधिपेन: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरीणाम् अधिपः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• वालिनम्: Vālin
• वालिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आहत्य: having slain
• आहत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘आ-हन्’ = having slain

• सुग्रीवः: Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तत्-पदे: in that position (his post)
• तत्-पदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य पदे = in his position)

• कृतः: was made/installed
• कृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘was made/installed’

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice, within the Narada Purana’s instructional discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira (heroic)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Sugriva
• Valin (Vāli)
• Rama (implied by the episode of searching for his wife)
• Vanaras (monkeys)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It presents an Itihasa-based example where rightful order is restored: through alliance and decisive action, Sugrīva is established in kingship, implying that dharma is upheld when rightful leadership is reinstated under divine guidance.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

The episode implies reliance on the divinely guided hero (Rāma, implicitly) and forming righteous association (sakhya). Bhakti is shown as devotion expressed through aligning one’s life and decisions with dharma-supported divine purpose.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is directly taught in this verse; rather, it functions as a narrative illustration supporting dharma and leadership principles within the broader Third Pada’s instructional framework.