Shloka 5

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

बहुशो हि मया दृष्टः सागरे स महाबलः।भुजङ्गानुद्धरन्पक्षी महावेगो महायशाः।।।।

Transliteration

bahuśō hi mayā dṛṣṭaḥ sāgare sa mahābalaḥ |

bhujaṅgān uddharan pakṣī mahāvēgō mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Viele Male habe ich im Ozean jenen ruhmreichen Vogel gesehen, mächtig an Kraft, gewaltig an Schnelligkeit, wie er Schlangen emporriss; so groß sind seine Macht und sein Ruhm.

Word by Word

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kāla (काल/Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahuśas (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्ति/प्रायशः-अव्यय (frequency adverb)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/reason particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि-प्रयोग: 'was seen'

• सागरे: in the ocean
• सागरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाबलः: very powerful
• महाबलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भुजङ्गान्: serpents
• भुजङ्गान्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhujaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उद्धरन्: snatching up; lifting
• उद्धरन्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Concomitant action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-hṛ (धातु; शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भाव (concomitant action)

• पक्षी: the bird
• पक्षी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महावेगः: very swift
• महावेगः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महायशाः: very famous
• महायशाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

'Then on receiving orders from the gods, we collected medicinal herbs and nectar which gave us great strength.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Ocean (Mahāsāgara)

FAQs

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

Dharma is strengthened by recalling proven exemplars: truthful testimony about greatness inspires righteous action in others.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān cites what he has personally witnessed—Garuḍa’s oceanic feats—to convince Hanumān that extraordinary crossings are possible.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pramāṇa-based counsel (guidance grounded in credible experience), fostering courage without exaggeration.