Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तं स रक्षोमहामात्रमापतन्तं सपत्नजित्‌ । प्रतिजग्राह हनुमांस्तरसा पवनात्मज:,तब शत्रुविजयी पवननन्दन हनुमानने अपनी ओर आते हुए उस विशालकाय राक्षसको बड़े वेगसे धर दबाया

Transliteration

taṁ sa rakṣo-mahāmātram āpatantaṁ sapatna-jit | pratijagrāha hanumān tarasā pavanātmajaḥ ||

Translation

ಆಗ ಶತ್ರುವಿಜಯಿಯಾದ ಪವನನಂದನ ಹನುಮಂತನು ತನ್ನ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಧಾವಿಸಿ ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಆ ಮಹಾಕಾಯ ರಾಕ್ಷಸ ಮಹಾಮಾತ್ರನನ್ನು ಅಪಾರ ವೇಗದಿಂದ ಹಿಡಿದು ತಡೆದನು.

Word by Word

तम्him/that one

सःhe

रक्षःthe demon (rakshas)

महामात्रम्the great officer/commander

आपतन्तम्rushing/falling upon (coming towards)

सपत्नजित्conqueror of foes (epithet)

प्रतिजग्राहseized/held fast

हनुमान्Hanuman

तरसाwith speed/force

पवनात्मजःson of the Wind (epithet)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Hanumān

Pavana (Wind-god)

rākṣasa mahāmātra (a giant rākṣasa officer)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength aligned with dharma is protective and restraining: Hanumān’s power is shown as controlled force used to stop an aggressor, illustrating ethical might rather than reckless violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

A huge rākṣasa officer charges forward, and Hanumān—swift and victorious over enemies—rushes in and physically seizes him, halting the attack through superior speed and strength.