Shloka 47
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
ऊरुवेगोद्धता वृक्षा मुहूर्तं कपिमन्वयुः।प्रस्थितं दीर्घमध्वानं स्वबन्धुमिव बान्धवाः।।।।
ūruvegoddhatā vṛkṣā muhūrtaṃ kapim anvayuḥ |
prasthitaṃ dīrgham adhvānaṃ svabandhum iva bāndhavāḥ ||
ತೊಡೆಯ ವೇಗದಿಂದ ತಳ್ಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮರಗಳು ಕ್ಷಣಕಾಲ ಕಪಿಯ ಹಿಂದೆ ಹೋದಂತಾಯಿತು—ದೀರ್ಘ ಯಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಹೊರಟ ಬಂಧುವನ್ನು ಬಂಧುಗಳು ಜೊತೆಯಾಗಿ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಂತೆ.
Swept away by the force of his thighs, the trees bent forward following him for a while just as relatives accompany their kith and kin on long travel.
FAQs
Dharma includes loyalty and support for righteous endeavor: the simile of relatives ‘seeing one off’ elevates the ideal of standing by those who undertake a noble duty.
As Hanumān launches, the trees bent by the wind and shock of his takeoff appear to ‘follow’ him briefly.
In Hanumān: inspiring leadership through action; in the simile: familial loyalty and accompaniment in dhārmic undertakings.