Shloka 49

हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम्

Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra

Devanagari script

ऋषिभिस्त्राससम्भ्रान्तैस्त्यज्यमानः शिलोच्चयः।।4.67.49।।सीदन्महति कान्तारे सार्थहीन इवाध्वगः।

Transliteration

ṛṣibhis trāsa-sambhrāntais tyajyamānaḥ śilocchayaḥ |

sīdan mahati kāntāre sārtha-hīna ivādhvagaḥ || 4.67.49 ||

Translation

Von den erschrockenen, aufgescheuchten Rishis verlassen, glich jener Felsgipfel einem Wanderer in einer weiten Wildnis: in Not zusammensinkend, seiner Karawane beraubt.

Word by Word

• सवेगवान्: swift/impetuous
• सवेगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + वेगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—वेगः अस्ति यस्य

• वेगसमाहितात्मा: whose mind was fixed on speed
• वेगसमाहितात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक) + समाहित (सम्+आ+धा धातु + क्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to (हनुमान् implied); अर्थः: वेगे समाहितः आत्मा यस्य

• हरिप्रवीरः: heroic monkey
• हरिप्रवीरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular); अर्थः: हरीणां प्रवीरः

• परवीरहन्ता: slayer of enemy warriors
• परवीरहन्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + हन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); अर्थः: परवीराणां हन्ता

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• समाधाय: having composed/fixed
• समाधाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• महानुभावः: great/noble one
• महानुभावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (पूर्वपद) + अनुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to हरिप्रवीरः

• जगाम: went/reached
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• लङ्काम्: Lanka
• लङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनसा: by mind/mentally
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनस्वी: strong-minded
• मनस्वी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to हरिप्रवीरः

Context

As Hanuman was being praised by the monkey leaders, his body filled with lustre. It looked excellent.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Mountain peak (śilocchaya; Mahendra by context)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes respecting sanctity and non-harm: the sages withdraw from disturbance, highlighting the ideal of preserving ascetic peace even amid heroic enterprises.

What is the narrative situation?

The shock of Hanumān’s power drives sages away; the mountain is poetically compared to a lonely traveler separated from his group.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Awe-inspiring potency—his mission-driven force is depicted as altering the behavior of even ascetics.