Shloka 37

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

हरिपादविनिर्भग्नोनिषसाद स पर्वतः ।न शशाकतदात्मानंसोढुंभृशनिपीडितः ।।6.74.37।।

Transliteration

hari-pāda-vinirbhagno niṣasāda sa parvataḥ | na śaśāka tadātmānaṃ soḍhuṃ bhṛśa-nipīḍitaḥ ||6.74.37||

Translation

猿の足に踏み砕かれて、その山は沈み込んだ。激しく押しつけられ、自らを支えることができなかった。

Word by Word

• हरि-पाद-विनिर्भग्नः: broken by the monkey's feet
• हरि-पाद-विनिर्भग्नः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्भग्न (कृदन्त; √भञ्ज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (parvataḥ)

• निषसाद: sank down/sat down
• निषसाद: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; उपसर्ग: नि-

• सः: that
• सः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• शशाक: was able
• शशाक: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शक् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आत्मानम्: himself/its own self
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सोढुम्: to endure
• सोढुम्: प्रयोजन/अनन्तरक्रिया (infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सह् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), परस्मैपदी; अर्थ: सहनम् (to endure)

• भृशम्: greatly
• भृशम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of degree)

• निपीडितः: pressed/crushed
• निपीडितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निपीडित (कृदन्त; √पीड् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; विशेषण (parvataḥ)

Context

Trodden by the feet of Hanuman that mountain pressed forcibly by himself could not bear his strength.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mountain (parvata)

FAQs

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

Even overwhelming force is contextualized by purpose: the epic highlights power’s magnitude while keeping the narrative aim—saving lives—central.

What is the narrative situation?

As Hanumān prepares to leap, his pressure causes the mountain to sink and strain.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Irresistible energy harnessed for duty—Hanumān’s momentum signals decisive action.