Shloka 11

हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम्

Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra

Devanagari script

उत्सहेयं हि विस्तीर्णमालिखन्तमिवाम्बरम्।मेरुं गिरिमसङ्गेन परिगन्तुं सहस्रशः।।4.67.11।।

Transliteration

utsaheyaṃ hi vistīrṇam ālikhantam ivāmbaram | meruṃ girim asaṅgena parigantuṃ sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

Oui, je pourrais, sans même le toucher, faire mille fois le tour du mont Meru, ce vaste sommet qui semble griffer le ciel.

Word by Word

• उत्सहेयम्: I would dare / I could
• उत्सहेयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्/विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्; अर्थः—‘I would be able / I would dare’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ—‘indeed/for’

• विस्तीर्णम्: vast, expanded
• विस्तीर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्तीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्तॄ/स्तृ ‘to spread’ + नि)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); अम्बरम् इति विशेषणम्

• आलिखन्तम्: scratching/marking
• आलिखन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-लिख् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); अम्बरम् इति विशेषणम्—‘as if scratching/marking’

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अम्बरम्: sky
• अम्बरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• मेरुम्: Mount Meru
• मेरुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• गिरिम्: mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); मेरुम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन—‘the mountain’

• असङ्गेन: without touching
• असङ्गेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (masc/neut), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular); साधन/रीतिवाचक—‘without contact’

• परिगन्तुम्: to go around
• परिगन्तुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थ—‘to go around’

• सहस्रशः: a thousand times
• सहस्रशः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक—‘a thousand times/innumerably’

Context

'I can with all enthusiasm go round the vast mount Meru a thousand times without resting on it which is as though scratching the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Meru
• Sky (ambara)

FAQs

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

Dharma-driven resolve: extraordinary ability is meaningful when directed toward a righteous objective, inspiring others to act without fear.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān enumerates feats to demonstrate that the ocean-crossing is within his power.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unshakeable determination (dhṛti) backed by strength.