Shloka 46

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

पद्भ्यांतुशैलमापीड्यबडबामुखवन्मुखम् ।विवृत्योग्रंननादोच्चैस्त्रासयन्निवराक्षसान् ।।6.74.46।।

Transliteration

padbhyāṃ tu śailam āpīḍya baḍabā-mukhavan mukham |

vivṛtyograṃ nanādoccais trāsayann iva rākṣasān ||6.74.46||

Translation

Den Berg unter seinen Füßen niederdrückend, öffnete er seinen Mund wie das feurige Rossgesicht und brüllte wild und laut, als wolle er die Rākṣasas in Schrecken versetzen.

Word by Word

• पद्भ्याम्: with (his) two feet
• पद्भ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• शैलम्: mountain
• शैलम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आपीड्य: having pressed
• आपीड्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√पीड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action): ‘having pressed’

• बडबामुखवत्: like a mare’s mouth (wide)
• बडबामुखवत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बडबामुख + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमान-तत्पुरुष (upamāna-tatpuruṣa: ‘like a mare’s mouth’); अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग (indeclinable-like usage of -वत्)

• मुखम्: mouth/face
• मुखम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विवृत्य: having opened
• विवृत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having opened’

• उग्रम्: fierce/terrible
• उग्रम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणं (qualifying implied ‘निनादम्/रवम्’)

• ननाद: roared
• ननाद: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• उच्चैः: loudly
• उच्चैः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: loudly)

• त्रासयन्: frightening
• त्रासयन्: कर्ता (Kartā; concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रासय् (प्रातिपदिक; √त्रस् caus.)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agentive)

• इव: as if/like
• इव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-सूचक (particle of comparison: as/like)

• राक्षसान्: the rākṣasas
• राक्षसान्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Context

Pressing the mountain hard by his feet, opening his largemouth wide, he roared like Rakshasas to make Rakshasas fearful.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Righteous warfare includes psychological deterrence against aggressors; fear is directed toward those aligned with adharma, not toward innocents.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān braces himself on the mountain and emits a terrifying roar meant to intimidate Laṅkā’s rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śaurya (valor) and abhayatā (fearlessness) in confronting hostile forces.