Shloka 18

हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम्

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

Devanagari script

पर्वतांश्चूर्णयिष्यामि प्लवमानः प्लवङ्गमाः।हरिष्याम्यूरुवेगेन प्लवमानो महार्णवम्।।4.67.18।।

Transliteration

parvatāṃś cūrṇayiṣyāmi plavamānaḥ plavaṅgamāḥ |

hariṣyāmy ūruvegena plavamāno mahārṇavam || 4.67.18 ||

Translation

猿たちよ、私が跳躍すれば山々を粉々に砕くことができる。そして太腿の力で、大海原さえも引きずることができるのだ。

Word by Word

• लतानाम्: of creepers
• लतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुष्पम् इति विशेषणम्

• पुष्पम्: flowers
• पुष्पम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पादपानाम्: of trees
• पादपानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

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

• सर्वशः: everywhere
• सर्वशः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) —‘everywhere/in all ways’

• अनुयास्यन्ति: will follow
• अनुयास्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपदम्

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्लवमानम्: (me) leaping
• प्लवमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; माम् इति विशेषणम्—‘(me) while leaping’

• विहायसा: through the sky
• विहायसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहायस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

Context

And then as I leap through the sky flowers of many kinds of creepers and trees will follow me.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mahārṇava (great ocean)

FAQs

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

Dharma is zealous readiness for righteous duty—yet the epic’s moral frame expects such strength to be governed by necessity and non-harm.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues asserting his physical prowess to assure the vanaras that the ocean-crossing is achievable.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Utsāha (undaunted energy) and śaurya (heroism) employed in service of truth and the search for Sītā.