Shloka 4.67.40
हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम् (Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra)
ततस्तं मारुतप्रख्यस्सहरिर्मारुतात्मजः।।4.67.40।।आरुरोह नगश्रेष्ठं महेन्द्रमरिमर्दनः।वृतं नानाविधैः वृक्षैर्मृगसेवितशाद्वलम्।।4.67.41।।लताकुसुमसम्बाधं नित्यपुष्पफलद्रुमम्।सिंहशार्दूलचरितं मत्तमातङ्गसेवितम्।।4.67.42।।मत्तद्विजगणोद्घुष्टं सलिलोत्पीडसङ्कुलम्।
tatas taṁ mārutaprakhyaḥ sa hariḥ mārutātmajaḥ || 4.67.40 ||
āruroha nagaśreṣṭhaṁ mahendram arimardanaḥ |
vṛtaṁ nānāvidhaiḥ vṛkṣair mṛgasevitaśādvalam || 4.67.41 ||
latākusumasambādhaṁ nityapuṣpaphaladrumam |
siṁhaśārdūlacaritaṁ mattamātaṅgasevitam || 4.67.42 ||
mattadvijagaṇodghuṣṭaṁ salilotpīḍasaṅkulam |
Then that monkey, the son of the Wind-god—radiant like the Wind himself, a crusher of foes—ascended the foremost of mountains, Mahendra: clothed in many kinds of trees, with grassy tracts frequented by deer; thick with creepers and blossoms, and with trees ever bearing flowers and fruit; a range roamed by lions and tigers and inhabited by proud elephants; resounding with flocks of excited birds and crowded with cascading waterfalls.
The son of Maruta, who was as eminent as the Wind-god, the crusher of enemies ascended the great mountain Mahendra, full of grassland inhabited by deer, thickly grown with various trees and creepers full of fragrant flowers and fruits, where roam lions and tigers and proud elephants, a place that echoes with sounds of intoxicated birds and waterfalls.
Dharma is purposeful action aligned with a righteous goal: Hanuman moves decisively to the proper place to fulfill his duty as Rāma’s envoy.
Hanuman climbs Mount Mahendra, described in rich natural detail, as the immediate prelude to his leap across the ocean toward Laṅkā.
Heroic readiness and focused resolve—he chooses the right terrain and advances without hesitation.