Shloka 119

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

वेगवन्तः प्लवन्तो ये प्लवगा मारुतात्मज।तेषां मुख्यतमं मन्ये त्वामहं कपिकुञ्जर।।।।

Transliteration

vegavantaḥ plavanto ye plavagā mārutātmaja | teṣāṃ mukhyatamaṃ manye tvām ahaṃ kapikuñjara ||

Translation

ഹേ മാരുതാത്മജ, വേഗത്തോടെ ചാടി പായുന്ന പ്ലവഗന്മാരിൽ ഞാൻ നിന്നെയേ ഏറ്റവും മുൻപുള്ളവനായി കരുതുന്നു, ഹേ കപികുഞ്ജര.

Word by Word

• vegavantaḥ: swift
• vegavantaḥ: Karta-anuguṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vegavat (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom.,1st), Bahuvacana; plavagāḥ iti viśeṣaṇam

• plavantaḥ: leaping
• plavantaḥ: Karta-anuguṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √plu (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ (Present active participle), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; 'leaping/jumping'

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Relative pronoun, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; plavagāḥ iti viśeṣya

• plavagāḥ: monkeys (vanaras)
• plavagāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavaga (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• māruta-ātmaja: O son of the Wind-god
• māruta-ātmaja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदik) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—'मारुतस्य आत्मजः'

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen.,6th), Bahuvacana

• mukhyatamam: the foremost
• mukhyatamam: Karma-anuguṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya-tama (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Acc.,2nd), Ekavacana; superlative with -tama; tvām iti viśeṣaṇam

• manye: I think, consider
• manye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dvitīyā (Acc.,2nd), Ekavacana

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā (Nom.,1st), Ekavacana

• kapi-kuñjara: O elephant among monkeys
• kapi-kuñjara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदik) + kuñjara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—'कपीनां कुञ्जरः'

Context

"O! son of the Wind-god! you are an elephant among monkeys, the foremost among them who move at a high speed.

Characters & Entities

• Maināka
• Hanumān
• Māruta (Wind-god)

FAQs

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

Honouring excellence: dharmic speech recognizes true merit and encourages righteous endeavour.

What is the narrative situation?

Maināka praises Hanumān’s extraordinary capability as Hanumān continues his mission toward Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s exceptional strength and speed, acknowledged as leadership-quality among the vānaras.