Shloka 34

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:

Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain

Devanagari script

ओषधीर्नावगच्छामिताअहंहरिपुङ्गव ।।।।तदिदंशिखरंकृत्स्नंगिरेस्तस्याहृतंमया ।

Transliteration

oṣadhīr nāvagacchāmi tā ahaṃ haripuṅgava |

tad idaṃ śikharaṃ kṛtsnaṃ gires tasyāhṛtaṃ mayā ||

Translation

「おお、猿軍の最勝者よ。私はその薬草を見分けることができなかった。ゆえに、あの山の峰をまるごとここへ運んで来たのだ。」

Word by Word

• oṣadhīḥ: herbs
• oṣadhīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṣadhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• avagacchāmi: I recognize/know
• avagacchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; ‘I know/recognize’

• tāḥ: those
• tāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; pronoun referring to oṣadhīs

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• haripuṅgava: O leader of vanaras
• haripuṅgava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari-puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक; हरि + पुङ्गव)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘bull/leader among vanaras’

• tat: therefore/that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; here deictic ‘that/therefore’

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; ‘this’

• śikharam: peak
• śikharam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kṛtsnam: entire/whole
• kṛtsnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying śikharam

• gireḥ: of the mountain
• gireḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• tasya: of that (mountain)
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; ‘of it/of that’ (referring to the mountain)

• āhṛtam: brought
• āhṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with śikharam; ‘brought’

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ-karaṇa in passive (कर्तृ-करणम्; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘by me’

Context

Hanuman came at high speed with the mountain and letting it down and resting for a while spoke as follows.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sushena
• Mountain peak

FAQs

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

Satya (truthfulness) supports dharma: Hanuman plainly admits his limitation and still fulfills duty by ensuring the remedy can be found.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman informs Sushena that he could not distinguish the herbs, so he transported the whole peak for identification.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Honest humility—he neither pretends knowledge nor abandons the task.