Shloka 32

सुपर्णागमनम्

Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond

Devanagari script

तौतत्रविहितेदेवैःपर्वतौमहोदधौ ।अयंवायुसुतोराजन् हनूमांस्तत्रगच्छतु ।।6.50.32।।

Transliteration

tau tatra vihitau devaiḥ parvatau mahodadhau |

ayaṃ vāyusuto rājan hanūmāṃs tatra gacchatu ||6.50.32||

Translation

Jene beiden Berge wurden dort im großen Ozean von den Devas eingesetzt. O König, möge Hanūmān, der Sohn Vāyus, dorthin gehen.

Word by Word

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual (द्विवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक)

• vihitau: placed, set
• vihitau: Kriya-Viśeṣaṇa (predicate/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vihita (कृदन्त, vi-√dhā धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Masculine, Nominative, Dual; qualifies 'parvatau'

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता in passive)/Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; agent in passive sense

• parvatau: two mountains
• parvatau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual

• mahā-udadhau: in the great ocean
• mahā-udadhau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + udadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; location

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• vāyu-sutaḥ: son of the Wind-god
• vāyu-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (genitive) compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; apposition to 'hanūmān'

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• hanūmān: Hanuman
• hanūmān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Gati-Adhikarana (गत्यधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक)

• gacchatu: let him go
• gacchatu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

Context

"Both the mountains are well known. Deities have kept the herbal medicine there. Let the son of wind god, Hanuman proceed."

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Vāyu
• devas
• Mahodadhi (great ocean / Milk-Ocean context)

FAQs

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

Dharma in leadership includes appointing the most capable agent for a life-saving task; delegation is righteous when it serves protection of life and justice.

What is the narrative situation?

A decision is made to send Hanūmān to the divinely placed mountains in the great ocean to obtain healing herbs.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanūmān’s fitness for service—strength, speed, and reliability in carrying out a righteous mission.