Shloka 50

हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम्

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

Devanagari script

सवेगवान् वेगसमाहितात्माहरिप्रवीरः परवीरहन्ता।मनस्समाधाय महानुभावोजगाम लङ्कां मनसा मनस्वी।।4.67.50।।

Transliteration

sa vegavān vega-samāhitātmā hari-pravīraḥ para-vīra-hantā |

manas samādhāya mahānubhāvo jagāma laṅkāṁ manasā manasvī || 4.67.50 ||

Translation

Rapide et tout entier voué à l’élan, ce héros des vānara—tueur des champions adverses—rassembla son esprit; le magnanime Hanumān, ferme de résolution, se mit en route vers Laṅkā, l’atteignant d’abord par la pensée.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana; सर्वनाम

• vegavān: swift
• vegavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (तद्धित प्रत्यय)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; गुणवाचक तद्धितान्त (possessive adjective): vegavān = 'having speed'

• vega-samāhita-ātmā: whose mind was concentrated on speed
• vega-samāhita-ātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक) + samāhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: vege samāhitaḥ ātmā yasya (whose mind/self is concentrated on speed)

• hari-pravīraḥ: the foremost monkey-hero
• hari-pravīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + pravīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: harīṇāṃ pravīraḥ (chief hero among monkeys)

• para-vīra-hantā: slayer of enemy warriors
• para-vīra-hantā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + vīra (प्रातिपदिक) + han (धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः with agent-noun (तृच्/तार्): hantā = slayer; 'slayer of enemy heroes'

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• samādhāya: having composed (it)
• samādhāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्): samādhāya (having composed/placed together); धातु: धा (to place) with upasargas सम्+आ

• mahā-anubhāvaḥ: the great-souled one
• mahā-anubhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + anubhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; कर्मधारयः: mahān anubhāvaḥ yasya (one of great prowess/majesty)

• jagāma: went, reached
• jagāma: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Parasmaipada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; धातु: गम् (to go)

• laṅkām: Lanka
• laṅkām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• manasā: by mind, mentally
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana

• manasvī: high-minded
• manasvī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + -vin (तद्धित)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; तद्धितान्त गुणवाचक: manasvī = 'high-spirited, intelligent'

Context

Magnanimous, wise and heroic Hanuman, destroyer of enemy warriors, fixed his attention on speed, betook himself mentally to Lanka (ere he reached it physically).ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাণযে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে কিষ্কিন্ধাকাণ্ডে সপ্তষষ্টিতমস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the sixtyseventh sarga in Kishkindakanda of the first epic, the Holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

Dharma is disciplined action: Hanumān aligns mind, intention, and capability before acting—showing that righteous deeds should be preceded by inner steadiness and truthful resolve.

What is the narrative situation?

At the close of the chapter, Hanumān focuses his mind and begins the decisive journey toward Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Concentration and resolve (manas-samādhi, saṅkalpa) joined to heroic competence.