Shloka 36

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

उत्तिष्ठ हरिशार्दूल लङ्घयस्व महार्णवम्।परा हि सर्वभूतानां हनुमन्या गतिस्तव।।।।

Transliteration

uttiṣṭha hariśārdūla laṅghayasva mahārṇavam |

parā hi sarvabhūtānāṃ hanuman yā gatis tava ||

Translation

ຈົ່ງລຸກຂຶ້ນ ໂອ້ເສືອໃນຫມູ່ວານະຣະ ຈົ່ງກະໂດດຂ້າມມະຫາສະໝຸດອັນໃຫຍ່ນີ້. ໂອ້ຫນຸມານ ຄວາມສາມາດໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງທ່ານ ແທ້ຈິງແລ້ວ ສູງສຸດໃນບັນດາສັດທັງປວງ.

Word by Word

• उत्तिष्ठ: rise up
• उत्तिष्ठ: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरिशार्दूल: O tiger among monkeys
• हरिशार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (हरिषु शार्दूलः = tiger among monkeys)

• लङ्घयस्व: cross; leap over
• लङ्घयस्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लङ्घ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महार्णवम्: the great ocean
• महार्णवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् अर्णवः)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of gatiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (indeed)

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां भूतानाम्)

• हनुमन्: O Hanuman
• हनुमन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• या: which
• या: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative link)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• गतिः: movement; capacity
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

Context

'You are the son of Arishtanemi (sage Kasyapa) and Vinata, and your guru-like (elder brother) is Garuda, the greatest among birds. He is powerful and and famous.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mahārṇava (the great ocean)

FAQs

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

Dharma is decisive service: when the righteous objective is clear, one should rise and act, not remain in doubt.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān issues a direct call for Hanumān to cross the ocean to continue the search for Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Utsāha (initiative) joined with confidence in one’s divinely endowed ability.