Shloka 200

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

प्राप्तभूयिष्ठपारस्तु सर्वतः प्रतिलोकयन्।।।।योजनानां शतस्यान्ते वनराजिं ददर्श सः।

Transliteration

prāptabhūyiṣṭhapāras tu sarvataḥ pratilokayan | yojanānāṃ śatasyānte vanarājiṃ dadarśa saḥ ||

Translation

Als er das fernere Ufer erreicht hatte, blickte er nach allen Seiten; am Ende von hundert Yojanas erblickte er einen Saum üppigen Waldes.

Word by Word

• प्राप्त-भूयिष्ठ-पारः: having reached the farther shore/side
• प्राप्त-भूयिष्ठ-पारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्) + भूयिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; अतिशय) + पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (भूयिष्ठं पारं प्राप्तः यस्य सः)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध

• सर्वतः: everywhere
• सर्वतः: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/परितः (from all sides)

• प्रतिलोकयन्: looking around
• प्रतिलोकयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas
• योजनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• शतस्य: of a hundred
• शतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वन-राजिम्: a line/row of forests (forest belt)
• वन-राजिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक) + राजि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वनानां राजिः)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Context

On reaching the other side of the shore crossing a hundred yojanas, he saw rows of forest trees.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma is follow-through: righteous intention becomes meaningful when carried to completion—here symbolized by reaching the far shore and continuing the search.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān completes the vast crossing and surveys the terrain as he approaches the land/island region ahead.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alertness (apramāda): after success, he remains vigilant, scanning his surroundings rather than relaxing prematurely.