Shloka 32

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

दुधुवे च स रोमाणि चकम्पे चाचलोपमः।ननाद सुमहानादं सुमहानिव तोयदः।।।।

Transliteration

dudhuve ca sa romāṇi cakampe cācalopamaḥ | nanāda sumahānādaṃ sumahān iva toyadaḥ ||

Translation

Tel une montagne, il secoua les poils de son corps et fit trembler la terre ; puis il poussa un rugissement immense, tel un grand nuage d’orage.

Word by Word

• दुधुवे: shook
• दुधुवे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• रोमाणि: hairs
• रोमाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• चकम्पे: trembled
• चकम्पे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

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

• अचलोपमः: like a mountain
• अचलोपमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण. समासः—अचलेन उपमः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• ननाद: roared
• ननाद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• सुमहानादम्: a very great sound
• सुमहानादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + महानाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन. समासः—सु + महानादः (उपसर्गपूर्वक-कर्मधारय/अव्ययीभाव-प्रायः; अर्थः 'अतिमहानादः')

• सुमहान्: very great
• सुमहान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)

• तोयदः: a cloud
• तोयदः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोयद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन. समासः—तोयम् ददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/कृदन्ताधारित)

Context

Hanuman, huge as a mountain moved his body and shook the hair on his body, thundering like a cloud.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mountain (simile)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes fearlessness in righteous work: the roar signals moral courage—strength awakened in the service of truth, not aggression for its own sake.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān physically readies himself for the leap, shaking out his body and proclaiming readiness through a thunderous roar.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śaurya (valor): his controlled display of power expresses confidence anchored in mission.