Shloka 123

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तं तु मन्दोदरीपुत्त्रं कुमारं रणपण्डितम्।।।।सहसा खं समुत्क्रान्तं पादयोश्च गृहीतवान्।चर्मासिनं शतगुणं भ्रामयित्वा व्यपेषयम्।।।।

Transliteration

taṃ tu mandodarīputraṃ kumāraṃ raṇapaṇḍitam |

sahasā khaṃ samutkrāntaṃ pādayoś ca gṛhītavān |

carmāsinaṃ śataguṇaṃ bhrāmayitvā vyapēṣayam ||

Translation

だがその若者—マンドーダリーの子にして戦に通じた者—が不意に空へ跳び上がったとき、我はその両足をつかみ、百たび振り回して地に叩きつけ、打ち砕いた。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• मन्दोदरीपुत्त्रम्: Mandodari's son
• मन्दोदरीपुत्त्रम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दोदरी + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक); मन्दोदर्याः पुत्रः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• कुमारम्: the young prince
• कुमारम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; in apposition

• रणपण्डितम्: skilled in war
• रणपण्डितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रण + पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies कुमारम्

Context

"When Mandodari's son, an expert in war had risen up to the sky I caught his feet and whirled him round a hundred times and smashed him.

Characters & Entities

• Mandodarī
• Akṣa (implied as Mandodarī’s son per this verse’s phrasing)
• kha (sky)

FAQs

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

The narrative underscores the inevitable downfall that accompanies participation in adharma; prowess without righteousness cannot secure protection.

What is the narrative situation?

Akṣa (the prince) attacks dynamically from the air; Hanumān counters by physically seizing and killing him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s extraordinary strength and presence of mind in combat, applied in service of a righteous mission.