Shloka 5

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

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

Devanagari script

ग्रसमान इवाकाशं ताराधिपमिवोल्लिखन्।हरन्निव सनक्षत्रं गगनं सार्कमण्डलम्।।।।मारुतस्यात्मजः श्रीमान्कपिर्व्योमचरो महान्।हनुमान्मेघजालानि विकर्षन्निव गच्छति।।।।

Transliteration

grasamāna ivākāśaṃ tārādhipam ivollikhan |

harann iva sanakṣatraṃ gaganaṃ sārkamaṇḍalam ||

mārutasyātmajaḥ śrīmān kapir vyomacaro mahān |

hanumān meghajālāni vikarṣann iva gacchati ||

Translation

Hanumān yang mulia—putra Māruta, kera agung yang melintas di angkasa—melaju seakan menelan ruang, seakan menggores sang rembulan, seakan merenggut langit bertabur bintang beserta cakra surya, dan seakan menyeret gugusan awan saat ia pergi.

Word by Word

• vividhābhra-ghana-āpanna-gocaraḥ: moving within various dense clouds
• vividhābhra-ghana-āpanna-gocaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha + abhra + ghana + āpanna + gocara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'whose range/visibility (gocara) has entered (āpanna) dense clouds of various kinds'

• dhavala-ambaraḥ: white in the sky/white-clad
• dhavala-ambaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhavala + ambara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'white-clad/white-skyed'

• dṛśya-adṛśya-tanuḥ: appearing and disappearing
• dṛśya-adṛśya-tanuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛśya + adṛśya + tanu (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; dvandva: 'visible and invisible-bodied'

• vīraḥ: the hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• candrāyate: seems like the moon
• candrāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: candrāy (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Ātmanepada, 3rd Person, Singular; denominative 'to appear like the moon'

• ambare: in the sky
• ambare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

Context

Great Hanuman, son of the Wind-god, flew through the abode of the Wind-god as if he was swallowing the space, scratching the Moon, lord of the stars, as if seizing the heavens along with the constellation of Sun and stars and as though he was drawing the clusters of clouds.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Māruta (Wind-god)
• moon (tārādhipa)
• sun (arka-maṇḍala)
• clouds (meghajāla)
• sky (ākāśa/gagana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is presented through purposeful power: extraordinary ability is not for pride but directed toward a righteous mission (seeking Sītā for Rāma).

What is the narrative situation?

A poetic description of Hanumān’s sky-flight, emphasizing the scale and intensity of his movement through the heavens.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic energy and capability under discipline—strength harnessed for service.