Shloka 7

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

तावुभौयुगपवदीरौहनूमद्राक्षसोत्तमौ ।उल्काहस्तौतदारात्रौरणशीर्षेविचेरतुः ।।6.74.7।।

Transliteration

tāv ubhau yugapad vīrau hanūmad rākṣasottamau |

ulkā-hastau tadā rātrau raṇa-śīrṣe viceratuḥ ||6.74.7||

Translation

Dann, in jener Nacht, zogen die beiden Helden—Hanumān und der Vornehmste unter den Rākṣasas (Vibhīṣaṇa)—gemeinsam über das Schlachtfeld, Fackeln in den Händen, und suchten unter den Gefallenen.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'तौ' इति विशेषण

• युगपद्: together/simultaneously
• युगपद्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yugapad (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'तौ' इत्यस्य विशेष्य (apposition)

• हनूमत्: Hanuman
• हनूमत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थे समासपूर्वपदत्वात् 'हनूमद्राक्षसोत्तमौ' इत्यत्र पूर्वपद (Hanuman)

• राक्षसोत्तमौ: the foremost of the Rakshasas (Vibhishana)
• राक्षसोत्तमौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (rākṣasānām uttamaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'हनूमत्' सह समुच्चित-विशेषण (the two: Hanuman and the best of Rakshasas)

• उल्काहस्तौ: with torches in hand
• उल्काहस्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ulkā + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ulkāyāḥ hastau/ulkā-hasta: 'torch-in-hand'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'तौ' इति विशेषण

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• रणशीर्षे: on the battlefield
• रणशीर्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa + śīrṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (raṇasya śīrṣe = on the battlefield-front/field), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• विचेरतुः: wandered/searched
• विचेरतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√car (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन

Context

Striking terror among Devatas and demons and leaders inhabiting the world, uprooting the mountain he hurried at Garuda's speed into the sky praised by aerial creatures.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Laṅkā (implied war context)
• battlefield (raṇa-śīrṣa)

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as responsible care for comrades after battle—leaders do not abandon the injured or fallen, but actively seek them out and render help.

What is the narrative situation?

After heavy fighting, Hanumān and Vibhīṣaṇa move through the battlefield at night with torches, looking for survivors and assessing the condition of the armies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate leadership and vigilance—especially Hanumān’s tireless service and Vibhīṣaṇa’s dutiful alignment with righteous conduct.