Shloka 165

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

चकार सुरसा वक्त्रं षष्टियोजनमायतम्।तथैव हनुमावनीरः सप्ततीयोजनोच्छ्रितः।।।।

Transliteration

cakāra surasā vaktraṃ ṣaṣṭiyojanam āyatam | tathaiva hanumān vīraḥ saptatīyojanocchritaḥ ||

Translation

Surasā machte ihren Rachen sechzig Yojanas weit; ebenso erhob sich der heldenhafte Hanumān auf siebzig Yojanas.

Word by Word

• cakāra: made
• cakāra: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• vaktram: mouth
• vaktram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• ṣaṣṭi-yojanam: sixty yojanas
• ṣaṣṭi-yojanam: Visheshana (विशेषण/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• āyatam: extended
• āyatam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• tathā-eva: just so/in the same way
• tathā-eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय (adverbial phrase) ‘in the same way indeed’

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• vīraḥ: hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• saptatī-yojana-ucchritaḥ: raised to seventy yojanas
• saptatī-yojana-ucchritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptati (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + ucchrita (प्रातिपदिक/क्तान्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (measure)

Context

Surasa widened her mouth sixty yojanas and then the heroic Hanuman enlarged himself to seventy yojanas.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Surasā

FAQs

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

Dharma is firmness in purpose: Hanumān scales his effort to meet the trial, but his aim remains ethically fixed—service to Rāma’s mission.

What is the narrative situation?

The test intensifies as Surasā’s mouth and Hanumān’s body expand to enormous measures.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage with adaptability: he responds dynamically rather than surrendering or turning back.