Shloka 36

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

पर्वततटाग्रस्थःपीडयन् पर्वतोत्तमम् ।हनूमान्दृश्यतेवीरोद्वितीयइवपर्वतः ।।6.74.36।।

Transliteration

parvata-taṭāgra-sthaḥ pīḍayan parvatottamam | hanūmān dṛśyate vīro dvitīya iva parvataḥ ||6.74.36||

Translation

Debout sur la crête au bord de la montagne, pressant sous ses pieds la plus noble des montagnes, le vaillant Hanumān apparaissait tel une seconde montagne.

Word by Word

• पर्वत-तट-अग्र-स्थः: standing on the mountain-slope summit
• पर्वत-तट-अग्र-स्थः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + तट (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• पीडयन्: pressing/crushing
• पीडयन्: कर्तृ-सम्बद्ध क्रिया (agent-linked participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पीड् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (concomitant action)

• पर्वत-उत्तमम्: the foremost mountain
• पर्वत-उत्तमम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• हनूमान्: Hanuman
• हनूमान्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत्/हनुमान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हनूमतः विशेषण (appositional)

• द्वितीयः: a second
• द्वितीयः: उपमान-विशेषण (simile qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• इव: like/as
• इव: सम्बन्ध/उपमा-सूचक (comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• पर्वतः: a mountain
• पर्वतः: उपमान (Upamāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

Context

Standing on the summit of the foremost of the mountains, hero Hanuman pressing his feet seemed like a second mountain

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mountain (parvata)

FAQs

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

Dharma channels extraordinary power toward protection; might is portrayed as legitimate when used for saving others.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān braces himself on a mountain peak to leap forth, his weight and power visibly affecting the mountain.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast strength—Hanumān’s physical might mirrors his unwavering commitment to the mission.