Shloka 26

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजाहनूमन्तं स जाम्बवान् ।आगच्छहरिशार्दूल वानरांस्त्रातुमर्हसि ।।6.74.26।।

Transliteration

tato 'bravīn mahātejā hanūmantaṃ sa jāmbavān |

āgaccha hariśārdūla vānarān trātum arhasi ||6.74.26||

Translation

Da sprach der strahlende Jāmbavān zu Hanumān: „Komm, Tiger unter den Affen; du musst die Vānara retten und beschützen.“

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): 'thereupon/then'

• abravīt: spoke/said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• mahātejāḥ: the very brilliant one
• mahātejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet)

• hanūmantam: Hanuman (to)
• hanūmantam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• jāmbavān: Jāmbavān
• jāmbavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmbavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• āgaccha: come
• āgaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• hariśārdūla: O tiger among monkeys
• hariśārdūla: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari-śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: हरिणां शार्दूलः

• vānarān: the monkeys
• vānarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• trātum: to protect
• trātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: trā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), 'to protect'

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Context

Then brilliant Jambavan spoke to Hanuman, the tiger among Vanaras, on reaching him. "You ought to protect the Vanaras."

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Hanumān
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma as protection: the strong bear responsibility to safeguard the community, especially in moments of collective vulnerability.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān directly commissions Hanumān to take decisive action to rescue the vānaras amid a battlefield crisis.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s guardianship and readiness to act for others, guided by Jāmbavān’s command.