Shloka 127

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्लवणतोये च प्रक्षिप्तः प्लवगोत्तम।गुप्तपक्षसमग्रश्च तव पित्राभिरक्षितः।।।।

Transliteration

asmin lavaṇatoye ca prakṣiptaḥ plavagottama |

gupta-pakṣa-samagraś ca tava pitrābhirakṣitaḥ ||

Translation

ഹേ പ്ലവഗോത്തമാ! എന്നെ ഈ ലവണജലത്തിലേക്ക് എറിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, നിന്റെ പിതാവ് എന്നെ കാത്തു—എന്റെ ചിറകുകൾ അക്ഷതമായി, ദേഹം സുരക്ഷിതമായി നിലനിർത്തി.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लवणतोये: in the salt water (sea)
• लवणतोये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण + तोय (प्रातिपदिक); लवणतोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (salt-water); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (and)

• प्रक्षिप्तः: thrown down
• प्रक्षिप्तः: Pradhana (प्रधान/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + क्षिप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्लवगोत्तम: O best of monkeys
• प्लवगोत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवग + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक); प्लवगोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (uttama among plavagas); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गुप्तपक्षसमग्रः: with wings protected and intact
• गुप्तपक्षसमग्रः: Visheshana (विशेषण of implied 'अहम्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त + पक्ष + समग्र (प्रातिपदिक); गुप्तपक्षसमग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (whose wings were protected and intact); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (and)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पित्रा: by (your) father
• पित्रा: Kartr (कर्तृ/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिरक्षितः: protected
• अभिरक्षितः: Pradhana (प्रधान/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

"O distinguished vanara! your father, the Wind-god threw me down into this salt-water sea. Thus my wings were protected.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Vāyu/Māruta (Hanuman’s father)
• Ocean/sea (lavaṇatoya)
• Maināka

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as guardianship and preservation: protection is not only rescue from danger but also ensuring wholeness (integrity) so that one may continue one’s rightful existence and duties.

What is the narrative situation?

Maināka explains that he was cast into the sea, yet Vāyu safeguarded him, preventing the loss of his wings and ensuring his survival.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vāyu’s benevolent protection and the honoring of relationships through compassionate action.