Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 56, Shloka 27

षट्पञ्चाशः सर्गः — वैदेही-आश्वासनम् तथा अरिष्टारोहणम्

Consoling Sita and Ascending Mount Arishta

Devanagari script

तस्योरुवेगोन्मथिताः पादपाः पुष्पशालिनः।।।।निपेतुर्भूतले रुग्णाश्शक्रायुधहता इव।

Transliteration

tasyōruvēgōnmathitāḥ pādapāḥ puṣpaśālinaḥ | nipētuḥ bhūtalē rugṇāḥ śakrāyudhahatā iva ||

Translation

Vom gewaltigen Schwung seiner Schenkel erschüttert, stürzten blütenreiche Bäume zu Boden, wie Kranke, die von Indras Waffe niedergestreckt werden.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ऊरुवेगोन्मथिताः: uprooted/shaken by the force of (his) thighs
• ऊरुवेगोन्मथिताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊरु + वेग + उन्मथित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative; 'ऊरु-वेगेन उन्मथिताः' = shaken by thigh-force), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of पादपाः

• पादपाः: trees
• पादपाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पुष्पशालिनः: flower-laden
• पुष्पशालिनः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पशालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of पादपाः

• निपेतुः: fell down
• निपेतुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• भूतले: on the ground
• भूतले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रुग्णाः: broken; injured
• रुग्णाः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुग्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपमेय-विशेषण (describing the compared subject)

• शक्रायुधहताḥ: struck by Indra's weapon (thunderbolt)
• शक्रायुधहताḥ: उपमान (Upamāna)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र + आयुध + हत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: शक्रस्य आयुधेन हताः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपमान-विशेषण (in simile)

• इव: as if
• इव: सम्बन्ध (comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

Context

Shaken by the violent force of Hanuman's thighs, the blossoming trees fell on theground like sickmen hit by Indra's thunderbolt.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Trees
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

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

Dharma is suggested through purposeful might: the imagery highlights that extraordinary force is justified when harnessed for protection and truth-bearing service.

What is the narrative situation?

As Hanuman powers up to leap, the wind and motion from his body shake the mountain’s flowering trees, which fall down.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dynamic strength (vīrya) coupled with forward momentum—he does not waver once duty calls.