Shloka 81

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

पाण्डुरारुणवर्णानि नीलमाञ्जिष्ठकानि च।कपिनाकृष्यमाणानि महाभ्राणि चकाशिरे।।।।

Transliteration

pāṇḍurāruṇavarṇāni nīlamāñjiṣṭhakāni ca |

kapinākṛṣyamāṇāni mahābhrāṇi cakāśire ||

Translation

ハヌマーンが巨大な雲塊を引き連れると、淡く白いもの、紅を帯びたもの、濃い青やマンジシュターの染め色のものまで、その大雲は彼の後ろで燦然と輝いた。

Word by Word

• पाण्डुरारुणवर्णानि: having pale and reddish colors
• पाण्डुरारुणवर्णानि: Karta-anvaya (विशेषण/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुर + अरुण + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (adjective)

• नीलमाञ्जिष्ठकानि: blue and madder-colored (reddish)
• नीलमाञ्जिष्ठकानि: Karta-anvaya (विशेषण/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + माञ्जिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कपिना: by the monkey
• कपिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• आकृष्यमाणानि: being drawn/pulled
• आकृष्यमाणानि: Karta-anvaya (विशेषण/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कृ्ष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle/शानच्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• महाभ्राणि: great clouds
• महाभ्राणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + अभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• चकाशिरे: shone
• चकाशिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: काश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

Context

While Hanuman was drawing big clouds which were either white or red or blue or yellow, he looked charming.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• clouds (abhra/mahābhra)

FAQs

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

Dharma is implied through steadfast service: Hanumān’s divine-like energy is directed toward a righteous mission (Rāma’s cause), showing that power gains meaning when aligned with duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān is mid-flight over the ocean toward Laṅkā; the poet describes the dramatic visual of clouds being pulled and illuminated around him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (heroic vigor) and niṣṭhā (single-minded resolve) in carrying out a dharmic task.