Shloka 108

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

ततोऽवर्धत मे कायस्तदा पर्वतसन्निभः।युद्धकाङ्क्षी वनं तच्च विनाशयितुमारभे।।।।

Transliteration

tato 'vardhata me kāyas tadā parvata-sannibhaḥ | yuddha-kāṅkṣī vanaṃ tac ca vināśayitum ārabhe ||

Translation

Da wuchs mein Leib, hochragend wie ein Berg. Vom Verlangen nach Kampf erfüllt, begann ich, jenen Hain zu verwüsten.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• अवर्धत: increased
• अवर्धत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘grew/increased’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; ‘my’

• कायः: body
• कायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then/at that time)

• पर्वत-सन्निभः: like a mountain
• पर्वत-सन्निभः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (पर्वतेन सन्निभः)

• युद्ध-काङ्क्षी: desiring battle
• युद्ध-काङ्क्षी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + काङ्क्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (युद्धस्य काङ्क्षी)

• वनम्: grove/forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to वनम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• विनाशयितुम्: to destroy
• विनाशयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), हेत्वर्थ (purpose) ‘to destroy’

• आरभे: I began
• आरभे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘I began’

Context

"Thereafter, I increased my body to the size of a mountain, intent on fighting and started destroying the pleasure garden.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Aśoka-vana (pleasure grove/garden)

FAQs

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

Force (daṇḍa) is portrayed as legitimate when directed against adharma and used as a measured instrument of a righteous mission—here, to challenge Rāvaṇa’s tyranny and create strategic leverage.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān deliberately reveals power by enlarging his form and begins wrecking the grove to draw out Laṅkā’s defenders and escalate events toward Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and mission-focus: Hanumān uses extraordinary strength in a controlled, purposeful way.