Shloka 166

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

चकार सुरसा वक्त्रमशीतीयोजनायतम्।हनुमानचलप्रख्यो नवतीयोजनोच्छ्रितः।।।।

Transliteration

cakāra surasā vaktram aśītīyojanāyatam | hanumān acalaprakhyo navatīyojanocchritaḥ ||

Translation

Surasā machte ihren Rachen achtzig Yojanas weit; Hanumān, einem Berge gleich, erhob sich auf neunzig 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

• aśītī-yojana-āyatam: extended to eighty yojanas
• aśītī-yojana-āyatam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśīti (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (aśītī-yojanam āyatam)

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

• acala-prakhyaḥ: mountain-like
• acala-prakhyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (acala-iva prakhyaḥ)

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

Context

Surasa widened her mouth to eighy yojanas and the heroic Hanuman grew up to ninety yojanas, looking like a mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Surasā

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadfast strength used for a righteous end: power is portrayed as disciplined and mission-oriented, not self-indulgent.

What is the narrative situation?

The physical scale of the test reaches extremes, dramatizing the seriousness of the divine challenge to Hanumān’s passage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fortitude (bala + dhairya): Hanumān’s strength appears stable and “mountain-like,” symbolizing unshakable resolve.