Shloka 5

सौगन्धिकपुष्पप्रसङ्गः — The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān

Devanagari script

स्कन्धमारोप्य भद्र|ं ते मध्येडस्माकं विहायसा । गच्छ नीचिकया गत्या यथा चैनां न पीडये:,बेटा! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। इसे कंधेपर बैठाकर हम लोगोंके बीच रहते हुए आकाशकभमार्गसे इस प्रकार धीरे-धीरे ले चलो, जिससे इसे तनिक भी कष्ट न हो

Transliteration

skandham āropya bhadraṁ te madhye ’smākaṁ vihāyasā | gaccha nīcikayā gatyā yathā caināṁ na pīḍayeḥ ||

Translation

Bhīmasena said: “May it be well with you. Lift her onto your shoulder and, staying among us, carry her through the sky—moving gently and low—so that she is not pained in the least.”

Word by Word

स्कन्धम्on/onto the shoulder

आरोप्यhaving placed/caused to mount

भद्रम्welfare; good fortune

तेto you

मध्येin the midst

अस्माकम्of us

विहायसाthrough the sky; by the aerial path

गच्छgo; proceed

नीचिकयाgently/slowly (lit. with a low/soft)

गत्याwith (your) movement; by a pace

यथाso that; in such a way that

चand

एनाम्her; this (female)

नnot

पीडयेःyou should not hurt/afflict

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

a woman (enām)

the sky/air-path (vihāyas)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength should be guided by compassion and restraint: even when one has the power to carry someone swiftly, one must act gently so that no harm or discomfort is caused.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma instructs a companion to lift a woman onto the shoulder and transport her through the air, but to do so slowly and carefully, remaining among their group, ensuring she suffers no pain.