Shloka 14

द्वितीयः सर्गः (Sarga 2): Sugriva’s Alarm and Hanuman’s Commission

Devanagari script

सम्भ्रमस्त्यज्यतामेष सर्वैर्वालिकृते महान्।मलयोऽयं गिरिवरो भयं नेहास्ति वालिनः।।

Transliteration

sambhramas tyajyatām eṣa sarvair vāli-kṛte mahān | malayo 'yaṃ giri-varo bhayaṃ nehāsti vālinaḥ ||

Translation

Lasst diese große Aufregung, die durch Vāli verursacht wurde, von allen aufgegeben werden. Dies ist der edle Malaya-Berg; hier gibt es keine Furcht vor Vāli.

Word by Word

• sambhramaḥ: agitation/panic
• sambhramaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sambhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tyajyatām: let (it) be given up
• tyajyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थं ‘let it be abandoned’ (passive sense)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvaiḥ: by all (of you)
• sarvaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• vāli-kṛte: because of Vali
• vāli-kṛte: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vāli + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘-कृते’ इति हेतौ सप्तमी/निमित्ते अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (for the sake of/because of Vali)

• mahān: great
• mahān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• malayaḥ: Malaya (mountain)
• malayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: malaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• girivaraḥ: excellent mountain
• girivaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri-vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (गिरीणां वरः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: here)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vālinaḥ: from/of Vali
• vālinaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive: of/from Vali; source-sense in context)

Context

'This is a great mountain range of Malaya and there is no fear for Vali here. Give up this fear.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sugrīva
• Vāli
• Malaya (mountain range)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes truthful reassurance: Hanumān grounds courage in a factual assessment of safety, urging fear to be abandoned through clear understanding.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān calms Sugrīva, explaining that their location (Malaya/Ṛṣyamūka region in context) is safe from Vāli.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadying leadership—reducing panic through reasoned, truthful counsel.