Shloka 7

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

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

Devanagari script

पाण्डुरारुणवर्णानि नीलमाञ्जिष्ठकानि च।हरितारुणवर्णानि महाभ्राणि चकाशिरे।।।।

Transliteration

pāṇḍurāruṇavarṇāni nīlamāñjiṣṭhakāni ca |

haritāruṇavarṇāni mahābhrāṇi cakāśire ||

Translation

Die mächtigen Wolken leuchteten in mannigfachen Farben: bleich und rötlich, blau und tiefrot, auch grünlich-rot, und zeigten ihre Töne in hellem Glanz.

Word by Word

• pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇāni: of pale-reddish color
• pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇāni: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāṇḍura + aruṇa + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (descriptive): pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇa (pale-reddish in color); विशेषण of महाभ्राणि

• nīla-māñjiṣṭhakāni: blue and madder-colored
• nīla-māñjiṣṭhakāni: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīla + māñjiṣṭhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: nīlāni ca māñjiṣṭhakāni ca (blue and madder-colored); विशेषण of महाभ्राणि

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• harita-aruṇa-varṇāni: greenish-red in color
• harita-aruṇa-varṇāni: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harita + aruṇa + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: greenish-reddish in color; विशेषण of महाभ्राणि

• mahābhrāṇi: great clouds
• mahābhrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + abhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: महान्ति अभ्राणि (great clouds)

• cakāśire: shone; appeared brightly
• cakāśire: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kāś (काश् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

(In contact with Hanuman) the clouds shone forth brilliantly in white and black, in blue and yellow and in greenish red colour.

Characters & Entities

• clouds (mahābhra)

FAQs

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

Indirectly, the verse supports dharma by framing the epic’s righteous action within a cosmos that responds in beauty and order—nature imagery heightens the grandeur of a dharmic mission.

What is the narrative situation?

A descriptive passage during/around Hanumān’s aerial movement, portraying the clouds’ multicolored brilliance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a direct virtue-statement; the emphasis is on adbhuta-rasa (wonder), magnifying the heroic context in which Hanumān acts.