Shloka 32

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”

Devanagari script

ततस्ते प्रीतमनसस्सर्वे वानरपुङ्गवाः।।5.57.31।।हनुमन्तं महात्मानं परिवार्योपतस्थिरे।परिवार्य च ते सर्वे परां प्रीतिमुपागताः।।5.57.32।।

Transliteration

tatas te prīta-manasas sarve vānara-puṅgavāḥ | hanumantaṁ mahātmānaṁ parivāryopatasthire |

parivārya ca te sarve parāṁ prītim upāgatāḥ ||

Translation

Entonces todos los jefes Vānara, gozosos de corazón, rodearon al magnánimo Hanumān y se mantuvieron junto a él; y, reunidos en torno suyo, alcanzaron la felicidad suprema.

Word by Word

• prahṛṣṭa-vadanāḥ: with joyful faces
• prahṛṣṭa-vadanāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, pra-√hṛṣ हृष्) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (Bahuvrihi: 'prahṛṣṭaṃ vadanaṃ yeṣām'); विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular: 'him')

• arogam: unharmed/healthy
• arogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aroga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन (Masculine accusative singular)

• upāgatam: returned/arrived
• upāgatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√gam (गम् गतौ) (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) used adjectivally; पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन: 'returned/arrived'

• upāyanāni: gifts/offerings
• upāyanāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√dā (दा दाने/ग्रहणे) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having taken'

• mūlāni: roots
• mūlāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• phalāni: fruits
• phalāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• pratyarcayan: honoured/worshipped
• pratyarcayan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√arc (अर्च पूजायाम्) (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle) used as finite; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन (agreeing with harayaḥ): 'worshipping/doing homage'

• hari-śreṣṭham: the best of monkeys
• hari-śreṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: 'harīṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ'); पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन

• harayaḥ: the monkeys
• harayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• māruta-ātmajam: son of the Wind-god
• māruta-ātmajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: 'mārutasya ātmajaḥ'); पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन

Context

Feeling very happy at heart all the vanara leaders gathered around Hanuman. They stood motionless with extreme happiness.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vānara leaders

FAQs

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

The dharmic focus is readiness to receive truthful intelligence respectfully—truth (satya) is treated as a communal good.

What is the narrative situation?

This verse repeats the reception scene, a recension feature emphasizing the Vānaras’ collective joy and attentiveness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverent attentiveness and unity around a trustworthy messenger.