Shloka 10

शुकवाक्यं (Śuka’s Report on the Vānara Host) / Śuka Describes the Allied Forces to Rāvaṇa

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठःकेसरिणःपुत्त्रोवातात्मजइतिश्रुतः ।हनूमानितिविख्यातोलङ्घितोयेनसागरः ।।6.28.10।।

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhaḥ kesariṇaḥ putro vātātmaja iti śrutaḥ |

hanūmān iti vikhyāto laṅghito yena sāgaraḥ ||6.28.10||

Translation

Man sagt, er sei der älteste Sohn Kesarin’s, berühmt als Kind des Windgottes—der Welt bekannt als Hanumān, der den Ozean übersprang.

Word by Word

ज्येष्ठःeldest

केसरिणःof Kesarin

पुत्रःson

वातात्मजःson of the Wind

इतिthus

श्रुतःis known/heard

हनूमान्Hanuman

इतिas

विख्यातःrenowned

लङ्घितःwas crossed/leapt over

येनby whom

सागरःthe sea

Context

"He is the eldest son born of Kesari and the son of Wind-God and is popularly known as Hanuman. He leapt over the sea and came."

Characters & Entities

Hanumān

Kesarin

Vāyu (Wind-god)

Sāgara (ocean)

FAQs

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

Dharma is recognizing and speaking truthfully about merit: power should be acknowledged without envy or denial, especially when it affects just decision-making.

What is the narrative situation?

Śuka identifies Hanumān to Rāvaṇa as a principal Vānara hero and recalls his extraordinary crossing of the ocean to reach Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s valor and capability—courage joined with capacity for decisive action in service of a righteous cause.