Shloka 35

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:

Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain

Devanagari script

एवंकथयमानंतुप्रशस्यपवनात्मजम् ।।।।सुषेणोवानरश्रेष्ठोजग्राहोत्पाट्यचौषधीः ।

Transliteration

evaṃ kathayamānaṃ tu praśasya pavanātmajam |

suṣeṇo vānaraśreṣṭho jagrāhotpāṭya cauṣadhīḥ ||

Translation

Als der Sohn des Windes so sprach, pries Suṣeṇa—der Vornehmste unter den Vānara—ihn, riss die benötigten Heilkräuter mit der Wurzel aus und nahm sie an sich.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण) ‘thus/in this manner’

• kathayamānam: speaking/telling
• kathayamānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying pavanātmajam (Hanumān)

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• praśasya: having praised
• praśasya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from pra-√śaṃs; ‘having praised’

• pavanātmajam: the son of the Wind (Hanuman)
• pavanātmajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavana-ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक; पवन + आत्मज)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘son of the Wind’

• suṣeṇaḥ: Sushena
• suṣeṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suṣeṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ: the best of vanaras
• vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara-śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक; वानर + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to suṣeṇaḥ; तत्पुरुषः ‘best among vanaras’

• jagrāha: took
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; ‘took/accepted’

• utpāṭya: having uprooted
• utpāṭya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√paṭ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from ut-√paṭ; ‘having uprooted’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• oṣadhīḥ: herbs
• oṣadhīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṣadhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

Context

"O leader of the Vanaras! I did not know those herbs. So, the mountain peak was brought here by me."

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman (Pavanātmaja)
• Sushena

FAQs

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

Dharma is fulfilled through mutual respect and right action: the doer is praised, and the expert promptly applies knowledge to restore life.

What is the narrative situation?

After Hanuman delivers the peak, Sushena commends him and extracts the medicinal herbs needed for treatment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Gratitude and competence—Sushena acknowledges service and performs his healing duty without delay.