Shloka 138

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

देवताश्चाभवन् हृष्टास्तत्रस्थास्तस्य कर्मणा।काञ्चनस्य सुनाभस्य सहस्राक्षश्च वासवः।।।।

Transliteration

devatāś cābhavan hṛṣṭās tatrasthās tasya karmaṇā | kāñcanasya sunābhasya sahasrākṣaś ca vāsavaḥ ||

Translation

その場に居合わせた神々は彼の行いに歓喜し、千の眼をもつヴァーサヴァ—インドラ—もまた、黄金のスナーバ（Sunābha）に関して喜びに満たされた。

Word by Word

• devatāḥ: gods, deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• abhavan: became
• abhavan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, 3rd person Plural

• hṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭāḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from √hṛṣ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural; predicate adjective for devatāḥ (gender by sense; grammatically masc. here as in text tradition)

• tatra-sthāḥ: present there
• tatra-sthāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tatra (अव्यय) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural; Avyayībhāva ‘situated there’

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular

• karmaṇā: by (his) deed
• karmaṇā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular; cause/instrument

• kāñcanasya: golden
• kāñcanasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular; qualifying sunābhasya (Maināka)

• sunābhasya: of Sunābha
• sunābhasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sunābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular

• sahasrākṣaḥ: the thousand-eyed (Indra)
• sahasrākṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular; Bahuvrīhi ‘he whose eyes are a thousand’ (Indra)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• vāsavaḥ: Vāsava (Indra)
• vāsavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular; epithet of Indra

Context

The gods who happened to be present at that time (on the mountain) and the thousand-eyed Indra were delighted by the gesture of golden Sunabha (Mainaka) mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (gods)
• Indra (Vāsava, Sahasrākṣa)
• Maināka (contextual mountain figure)

FAQs

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

Dharma affirms supportive acts toward a righteous endeavor: even celestial authorities approve and rejoice when aid is offered to one acting for justice.

What is the narrative situation?

The assembled gods and Indra respond with joy to the mountain’s supportive gesture within Hanumān’s ocean-crossing episode.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Encouragement and sanction of righteous assistance—helping the dharmic messenger is treated as praiseworthy.