Shloka 44

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

आरुरोहतदातस्माद्धरिर्मलयपर्वतम् ।मेरुमन्दरसङ्काशंनानाप्रस्रवणाकुलम् ।।6.74.42।।नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णंविकासिकमलोत्पलम् ।सेवितंदेवगन्धर्वैष्षष्टियोजनमुच्छ्रितम् ।।6.74.43।।विद्याधरैर्मुनिगणैरप्सरोभिर्निषेवितम् ।नानामृगगणाकीर्णंबहुकन्दरशोभितम् ।।6.74.44।।सर्वानाकुलयंस्तत्रयक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरान् ।हनुमान् मेघसङ्काशोववृधेमारुतात्मजः ।।6.74.45।।

Transliteration

vidyādharair muni-gaṇair apsarobhir niṣevitam |

nānā-mṛga-gaṇākīrṇaṃ bahu-kandara-śobhitam ||6.74.44||

Translation

Er wurde von Vidyādharas, Scharen von Munis und Apsaras aufgesucht; er wimmelte von vielen Tierherden und war von zahlreichen Höhlen geschmückt.

Word by Word

• विद्याधरैः: by Vidyādharas
• विद्याधरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• मुनिगणैः: by groups of sages
• मुनिगणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + गण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मुनिनां गणाः/‘groups of sages’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अप्सरोभिः: by Apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• निषेवितम्: frequented
• निषेवितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘well-frequented’

• नाना: various
• नाना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक

• मृगगणाकीर्णम्: filled with herds of deer
• मृगगणाकीर्णम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृग + गण + कीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मृगाणां गणैः कीर्णम्/‘strewn with herds of deer’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बहुकन्दरशोभितम्: adorned with many caves
• बहुकन्दरशोभितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + कन्दर + शोभित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (बह्व्यः कन्दराः यत्र/तेन शोभितम्; ‘adorned with many caves’), क्तान्त ‘शोभित’, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

From that mountain the monkey sprang to Malaya Mountain which was like Meru and Mandara mountains. It was set with various springs, covered with various trees and creepers, abounded with lotuses, frequented by Devas, Gandharvas. It was sixty yojanas high and visited by Vidhyadharas, celestial nymphs, and sages, filled with various species of deer and numerous caves. Yakshas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras were living there. There the son of the wind god grew in size like a cloud.

Characters & Entities

• Malaya Mountain
• Vidyādharas
• Munis (Sages)
• Apsarases

FAQs

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

Dharma is supported by a world where sages and divine beings uphold spiritual order; the description frames the mission within a universe that values tapas and righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

A continued portrayal of Malaya mountain’s inhabitants and natural richness, amplifying the epic’s scale before Hanumān’s action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indirectly, reverence for sacred spaces and the disciplined atmosphere surrounding heroic action.