Shloka 29

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”

Devanagari script

ततस्तु वेगवांस्तस्य गिरेर्गिरिनिभः कपिः।।।।निपपात महेन्द्रस्य शिखरे पादपाकुले।

Transliteration

tatas tu vegavāṁs tasya girer giri-nibhaḥ kapiḥ | nipapāta mahendrasya śikhare pādapākule ||

Translation

Daraufhin ließ sich jener schnelle Kapi, berggleich an Gestalt, auf dem baumbestandenen Gipfel des Mahendra nieder.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb), अर्थ: thereafter

• तु: then indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थ: but/indeed

• वेगवान्: swift, speedy
• वेगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘kapiḥ’)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• गिरि-निभः: mountain-like
• गिरि-निभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘गिरिवत् निभः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कपिः: the monkey (Hanumān)
• कपिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• निपपात: alighted, fell down
• निपपात: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• महेन्द्रस्य: of Mahendra
• महेन्द्रस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• शिखरे: on the summit
• शिखरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• पादप-आकुले: crowded with trees
• पादप-आकुले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘पादपैः आकुलम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘śikhare’)

Context

Thereafter the vanara, who resembled a mountain, descended with great speed on the summit of mount Mahendra full of trees.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mahendra (mountain)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reflected in purposeful action—returning to the community after completing one’s entrusted task.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān completes his sky-journey and lands on Mahendra mountain to rejoin the Vānara leaders.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Efficiency and resolve—swift return to report truthfully and promptly.