Shloka 157

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता हनुमता सुरसा कामरूपिणी।अब्रवीन्नातिवर्तेन्मां कश्चिदेष वरो मम।।।।

Transliteration

evam uktā hanumatā surasā kāmarūpiṇī | abravīn nātivartet māṃ kaścid eṣa varo mama ||

Translation

So von Hanumān angesprochen, erwiderte Surasā, die nach Belieben Gestalt annehmen kann: „Niemand darf an mir vorüber; so lautet der mir verliehene Segen.“

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• उक्ता: having been addressed
• उक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been spoken to’

• हनुमता: by Hanumān
• हनुमता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सुरसा: Surasā
• सुरसा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कामरूपिणी: able to assume forms at will
• कामरूपिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmarūpiṇī (प्रातिपदिक: काम + रूपिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘कामेन रूपं धारयति’

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्, परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अतिवर्तेत्: should cross / pass beyond
• अतिवर्तेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati+vṛt (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनिश्चितसर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Context

Having heard Hanuman, Surasa capable of taking any form at her free will told him that no one can cross (her region) as she had been given such a boon(by theCreator)৷৷

Characters & Entities

• Surasā
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma includes fidelity to one’s ordained role: Surasā cites a boon as her binding duty, setting up a righteous “test” rather than mere hostility.

What is the narrative situation?

Surasā responds to Hanumān’s request by declaring that her boon requires travelers to face her condition and not simply bypass her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Adherence to a given charge—Surasā’s commitment to the constraint of her boon.