Shloka 34

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

तास्सर्वाहनुमन्गृह्वक्षिप्रमागन्तुमर्हसि ।आश्वासयहरीन् प्राणैर्योज्यगन्धवहात्मज ।।6.74.34।।

Transliteration

tāḥ sarvā hanuman gṛhya kṣipram āgantum arhasi | āśvāsaya harīn prāṇair yojya gandhavahātmaja ||6.74.34||

Translation

Hanumān, nimm all diese Kräuter an dich und kehre unverzüglich zurück. O Sohn des Windgottes, gib den Affen das Leben wieder und stärke erneut ihren Mut.

Word by Word

• tāḥ: those (herbs)
• tāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to herbs)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (for tāḥ)

• hanuman: O Hanuman
• hanuman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• gṛhya: having taken
• gṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund) का वैकल्पिक रूप (gṛhya = gṛhītvā): 'having taken'

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'quickly'

• āgantum: to return
• āgantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive): 'to come/return'

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

• āśvāsaya: reassure/comfort
• āśvāsaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śvas (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative), लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

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

• prāṇaiḥ: with life/breath
• prāṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• yojya: having restored/joined
• yojya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/potential passive participle), 'to be joined/after joining'; here: 'having restored/connected' (elliptic)

• gandhavahātmaja: O son of the Wind-god
• gandhavahātmaja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha-vaha-ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: गन्धवहस्य (वायोः) आत्मजः

Context

"Hanuman, taking the four herbs you, the son of wind god ought to return immediately with the speed of wind, to unite the life of the monkeys and reassure."

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Hanumān
• Vāyu (Gandhavaha)
• Vānara army (harayaḥ/harīn)

FAQs

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

Dharma is urgent, compassionate responsibility: when others’ lives depend on you, delay and doubt become adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān commands Hanumān to collect all four herbs and return immediately to revive and encourage the vānaras.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s protective service and morale-building—he is tasked not only to heal bodies but also to restore courage.