Shloka 31

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

तयोशशिखरयोर्मध्येप्रदीप्तमतुलप्रभम् ।सर्यौषधियुतंवीर द्रक्ष्यस्यौषधिपर्यतम् ।।6.74.31।।

Transliteration

tayoḥ śikhārayoḥ madhye pradīptam atulaprabham | sarvauṣadhi-yutaṃ vīra drakṣyasy auṣadhi-parvatam ||6.74.31||

Translation

O Held! Zwischen jenen beiden Gipfeln wirst du den Berg der Heilkräuter sehen, in unvergleichlichem Glanz erstrahlend, erfüllt von allen Arten heilender Pflanzen.

Word by Word

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• śaśikharayoḥ: of the two peaks
• śaśikharayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśi-khara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष: शशिनः खरः/शिखरः (here: 'moon-like peaks' understood as peaks)

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• pradīptam: blazing/glowing
• pradīptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-dīp (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (for auṣadhiparvatam)

• atulaprabham: of incomparable radiance
• atulaprabham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula-prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय: अतुला प्रभा यस्य

• sarvauṣadhiyutam: endowed with all herbs
• sarvauṣadhiyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-auṣadhi-yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: सर्वाभिः ओषधिभिः युतम्

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• drakṣyasi: you will see
• drakṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• auṣadhiparvatam: the herb-mountain
• auṣadhiparvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: auṣadhi-parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ओषधीनां पर्वतः

Context

"Heroic Hanuman! In the middle of those two mountains, you will see a highly splendid mountain covered with all kinds of medicinal herbs."

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma here is compassionate duty—using knowledge and right means to protect life and restore the fallen, rather than yielding to despair.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān instructs Hanumān how to identify the luminous herb-mountain needed to heal the wounded in Rāma’s army.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s readiness for selfless service (sevā) is being invoked—he is guided toward a life-saving mission.