Shloka 25

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

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

Devanagari script

ते नगाग्रान्नगाग्राणि शिखराच्छिखराणि च।।।।प्रहृष्टाः समपद्यन्त हनूमन्तं दिदृक्षवः।

Transliteration

te nagāgrān nagāgrāṇi śikharāc chikhārāṇi ca |

prahṛṣṭāḥ samapadyanta hanūmantaṃ didṛkṣavaḥ ||

Translation

歓喜し、ハヌマーンを拝見せんと願って、彼らは木の梢から梢へ、また山の峰から峰へと跳び移った。

Word by Word

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• नग-अग्रात्: from a treetop
• नग-अग्रात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘नगस्य अग्रः’; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• नग-अग्राणि: to treetops
• नग-अग्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• शिखरात्: from a peak
• शिखरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• शिखराणि: to peaks
• शिखराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• प्रहृष्टाः: overjoyed
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (हृष् धातोः क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• समपद्यन्त: rushed, sprang
• समपद्यन्त: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आपद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; अर्थ: they rushed/approached

• हनूमन्तम्: Hanumān
• हनूमन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दिदृक्षवः: wishing to see
• दिदृक्षवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + इच्छु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इच्छार्थक ‘-क्षु’ (desiderative adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Context

The vanaras were very happy. Longing to see Hanuman, they jumped from one tree top to another and from one peak of a mountain to the other.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vānaras
• Mountain peaks
• Trees

FAQs

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

Dharma is supportive companionship: the community actively comes forward to welcome the one who bore responsibility for their righteous mission.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānaras physically scramble across trees and peaks to get the first sight of Hanumān returning.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Suhṛt-bhāva (true friendship): their eagerness shows affectionate solidarity with the messenger.