Shloka 26

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

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

Devanagari script

ते प्रीताः पादपाग्रेषु गृह्य शाखाः सुविष्ठिताः।।।।वासांसीव प्रशाखाश्च समाविध्यन्त वानराः।

Transliteration

te prītāḥ pādapāgreṣu gṛhya śākhāḥ suviṣṭhitāḥ |

vāsāṃsīva praśākhāś ca samāvidhyanta vānarāḥ ||

Translation

喜びに満ちたヴァーナラたちは木の梢に陣取り、枝をしっかり掴んで、広がる小枝を、まるで衣を振って迎えるかのように揺り動かした。

Word by Word

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

• प्रीताः: pleased, delighted
• प्रीताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्री धातोः क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• पादप-अग्रेषु: on the treetops
• पादप-अग्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘पादपस्य अग्रः’; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• गृह्य: having grasped
• गृह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), अर्थ: having seized/holding

• शाखाः: branches
• शाखाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• सुविष्ठिताः: firmly stationed
• सुविष्ठिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वि-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अर्थ: well-positioned/firmly set

• वासांसि: garments, clothes
• वासांसि: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्/वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; उपमान (object of comparison)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-निपात (comparative particle)

• प्रशाखाः: large branches, boughs
• प्रशाखाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

• समाविध्यन्त: shook, waved
• समाविध्यन्त: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-व्यध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; अर्थ: they shook/brandished

• वानराः: vanaras
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Context

Waiting for Hanuman, the vanaras jumped from the tree tops holding the branches. They shook the branches just like clothes to welcome friends.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Hanumān (implied as the one welcomed)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes honoring and welcoming those who serve truthfully: their celebratory welcome expresses gratitude and ethical recognition of service.

What is the narrative situation?

As Hanumān nears, the vānaras prepare a festive welcome by waving and shaking branches from the treetops.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) and saṃskāra (courteous conduct): they respond to success with respectful welcome rather than mere relief.