Shloka 24

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

ततोवृद्धमुपागम्यनियमेनाभ्यवादयत् ।गृह्यजाम्बवतःपादौहनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ।।6.74.24।।

Transliteration

tato vṛddham upāgamya niyamena abhyavādayat |

gṛhya jāmbavataḥ pādau hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ ||6.74.24||

Translation

Darauf trat Hanumān, der Sohn des Windgottes, zu dem betagten Jāmbavān; der rechten Sitte folgend, umfasste er dessen Füße und grüßte ihn ehrerbietig.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• वृद्धम्: the elder
• वृद्धम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष्यः (जाम्बवान्)

• उपागम्य: having approached
• उपागम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• नियमेन: according to rule / propriety
• नियमेन: करण (Instrument/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अभ्यवादयत्: greeted / paid respects
• अभ्यवादयत्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-वा-द् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गृह्य: having taken / clasped
• गृह्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• जाम्बवतः: of Jambavan
• जाम्बवतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पादौ: (his) two feet
• पादौ: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• हनूमान्: Hanuman
• हनूमान्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मारुतात्मजः: son of Vayu
• मारुतात्मजः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत-आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मारुतस्य आत्मजः)

Context

Thereafter, Hanuman the son of the wind god coming close to the aged Jambavan clasped his feet in accordance with tradition and greeted him.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Jāmbavān
• Māruta (Wind-god)

FAQs

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

Maryādā-dharma: honoring elders and leaders through prescribed respectful conduct, even amid war and urgency.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān comes to Jāmbavān during the crisis, formally paying respect before receiving instructions for the next mission.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s humility and discipline—power joined with reverence and self-restraint.