Shloka 4.67.49

हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम् (Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra)

Devanagari script

ऋषिभिस्त्राससम्भ्रान्तैस्त्यज्यमानः शिलोच्चयः।।4.67.49।।सीदन्महति कान्तारे सार्थहीन इवाध्वगः।

Transliteration

niśśvasadbhis tadā’rtaiḥ tu bhujaṅgair ardha-niḥsṛtaiḥ |

sapatāka ivābhāti sa tadā dharaṇīdharaḥ || 4.67.48 ||

Translation

Then that mountain—holder of the earth—appeared as though bannered with flags, for the distressed serpents, half-emerging from the clefts, hissed.

Context

The alarmed and agitated sages abandonned the mountain peaks.The mountain appeared like a lone traveller separated from the caravan in the great forest.

Characters & Entities

• Mountain (dharaṇīdhara; Mahendra by context)
• Serpents (bhujaṅgas)

FAQs

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

The verse points to compassionate awareness: mighty actions unsettle vulnerable beings; righteousness includes mindful restraint and necessity-based force.

What is the narrative situation?

The mountain’s crevices open and serpents, alarmed, half-emerge and hiss, creating the visual of flag-like markers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposeful intensity—Hanumān’s imminent leap is so powerful that it transforms the landscape’s appearance.