Shloka 30

रामायणकथासंक्षेपः — ब्रह्मोक्तो रामावतारवृत्तान्तः

Devanagari script

शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं पुप्लुवे मकरालयम् / अपश्यज्जानकीं तत्र ह्यशोकवनिकास्थिताम्

Transliteration

śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ pupluve makarālayam / apaśyajjānakīṃ tatra hyaśokavanikāsthitām

Translation

ശതയോജന വ്യാപ്തിയുള്ള, മകരങ്ങളുടെ ആലയമായ സമുദ്രം അവൻ ചാടിക്കടന്നു. അവിടെ അശോകവനികയിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന ജാനകിയെ അവൻ ദർശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम्: spanning a hundred yojanas
• शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + योजन (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शत-योजन-विस्तीर्ण = ‘hundred-yojana wide’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मकरालयम्)

• पुप्लुवे: leapt over
• पुप्लुवे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• मकरालयम्: the abode of makaras (the ocean)
• मकरालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मकराणाम् आलयः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• जानकीम्: Janaki (Sita)
• जानकीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• अशोकवनिकास्थिताम्: situated in the Ashoka grove
• अशोकवनिकास्थिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक) + वनिका (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अशोक-वनिका-स्थित = ‘situated in the Ashoka grove’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (जानकीम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Ramayana context; not Vishnu–Garuda dialogue)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Grace-powered courage: devotion and single-pointed resolve enable crossing seemingly impossible obstacles; darśana as confirmation of dharmic truth.

Vedantic Theme: Śraddhā and ekāgratā transform capacity; the instrument (Hanuman) acts as a channel of the Lord’s purpose.

Application: When duty is clear, commit fully; break overwhelming tasks into one decisive ‘leap’ supported by faith, preparation, and focus.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ocean crossing and sacred grove

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.143.26–29 (alliance, search, counsel culminating in leap)

Characters & Entities

• Jānaki (Sītā)
• Ocean (makarālaya)
• Aśoka-vana

FAQs

Who is described as crossing the hundred-yojana ocean in this verse?

The verse describes the heroic leap across the ocean associated with Hanumān’s journey to find Jānakī (Sītā).

What does 'makarālaya' mean here?

It means “the abode of makaras,” i.e., the ocean portrayed as home to formidable aquatic beings.

What is the practical takeaway from this verse today?

Steadfast effort in a righteous mission—crossing daunting obstacles to protect and reunite what is sacred and just.