Shloka 54

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

आदित्यपथमाश्रित्यजगाम स गतक्लमः ।हनूमांस्त्वरितोवीरःपितृतुल्यपराक्रमः ।।6.74.54।।

Transliteration

āditya-patham āśritya jagāma sa gata-klamaḥ | hanūmāṃs tvarito vīraḥ pitṛ-tulya-parākramaḥ ||

Translation

Unermüdet eilte der Held Hanumān dahin, dem Pfad der Sonne folgend; seine Kraft war der seines Vaters ebenbürtig.

Word by Word

• आदित्यपथम्: the sun’s path
• आदित्यपथम्: कर्म (Karman/Object of आश्रित्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य + पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive-tatpuruṣa: ‘path of the Sun’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आश्रित्य: having followed
• आश्रित्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): ‘having resorted to/followed’

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गतक्लमः: free from fatigue
• गतक्लमः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत + क्लम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: ‘whose fatigue has gone’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying सः)

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वरितः: hurried
• त्वरितः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying हनूमान्)

• वीरः: hero
• वीरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-विशेष्य (appositional noun)

• पितृतुल्यपराक्रमः: equal to his father in prowess
• पितृतुल्यपराक्रमः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ + तुल्य + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘with prowess equal to (his) father’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying हनूमान्)

Context

Hanuman who was equal to his father in prowess, went unwearied, hurriedly in the path of the Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Āditya (Sun)
• Vāyu (implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma is tireless perseverance in service of truth: ‘unwearied’ underscores steadfast commitment to a righteous end despite strain.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān accelerates onward, described as traveling along the Sun’s course, without fatigue.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Utsāha (indomitable energy) and kṣamā (endurance)—he remains energetic and undiminished.