Shloka 46

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

स मत्तकोयष्टिमकान् पादपान् पुष्पशालिनः।उद्वहन्नूरुवेगेन जगाम विमलेऽम्बरे।।।।

Transliteration

sa mattakoyaṣṭimakān pādapān puṣpaśālinaḥ |

udvahann ūruvegena jagāma vimale 'mbare ||

Translation

Durch den makellosen Himmel zog er dahin, und von der Kraft seines aus den Schenkeln geborenen Tempos getragen, riss er blühende Bäume und die erregten Kiebitze, die daran klammerten, mit sich fort.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mattakoyaṣṭimakān: (trees) with excited lapwings
• mattakoyaṣṭimakān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: matta-koyaṣṭimaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural; कर्मधारयः: ‘intoxicated/ardent koyaṣṭimaka-birds’ (as epithet of trees: ‘with (such) birds’)

• pādapān: trees
• pādapān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• puṣpaśālinaḥ: flower-laden
• puṣpaśālinaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpa-śālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘possessing flowers’; qualifies pādapān

• udvahan: carrying along
• udvahan: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√vah (वह् धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; with ud-; ‘carrying/raising’

• ūruvegena: by the force of his thighs
• ūruvegena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūru-vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ūrvoḥ vegaḥ ‘speed of the thighs’

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• vimale: in the clear
• vimale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; qualifies ambare

• ambare: in the sky
• ambare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Context

He swept away the lapwings in heat on the blossoms of the trees by the speed of his thighs while he coursed through the cloudless sky.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• sky (ambara)

FAQs

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

Dharma is purposeful action: Hanumān’s strength is not random; it is directed toward a righteous objective (finding Sītā), even as it powerfully affects the world around him.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān is airborne, accelerating so strongly that blossoms, branches, and even birds are swept along in his wake.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kārya-niṣṭhā—single-minded dedication to the mission, supported by extraordinary capability.