Shloka 140

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

हिरण्यनाभ शैलेन्द्र परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते भृशम्।अभयं ते प्रयच्छामि तिष्ठ सौम्य यथासुखम्।।।।

Transliteration

hiraṇya-nābha śailendra parituṣṭo ’smi te bhṛśam | abhayaṃ te prayacchāmi tiṣṭha saumya yathā-sukham ||

Translation

ഹേ ഹിരണ്യനാഭ ശൈലേന്ദ്രാ! ഞാൻ നിന്നിൽ അത്യന്തം പ്രസന്നനാണ്. ഞാൻ നിന്നെ അഭയം നൽകുന്നു; ഹേ സൗമ്യാ, നീ ഇഷ്ടമുള്ളപോലെ സുഖത്തോടെ നിലകൊൾക.

Word by Word

• hiraṇyanābha: O Hiraṇyanābha
• hiraṇyanābha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + nābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular; Karmadhāraya proper name ‘golden-naveled’

• śailendra: O lord of mountains
• śailendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular; Tatpuruṣa ‘lord of mountains’

• parituṣṭaḥ: fully pleased
• parituṣṭaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-tuṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular; predicate with asmi

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada, 1st person Singular

• te: with you / of you
• te: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular; enclitic pronoun

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (अत्यर्थक)

• abhayam: fearlessness, safety
• abhayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular; enclitic pronoun

• prayacchāmi: I grant
• prayacchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yaṃc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada, 1st person Singular

• tiṣṭha: stay
• tiṣṭha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष) Singular

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular

• yathāsukham: as you please, comfortably
• yathāsukham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva adverb; indeclinable meaning ‘according to comfort/at ease’

Context

"O Hiranyanabha, the foremost among the mountains! I am highly pleased with you. I give you security (free from fear of losing wings). O pious one! you may stay on happily as you please.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śailendra (mountain-lord epithet)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes protecting those who support righteousness: Indra rewards helpful conduct with assurance and safety.

What is the narrative situation?

Indra formally blesses the mountain, granting it security in return for its supportive action during Hanumān’s mission.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Just kingship/leadership: rewarding good deeds and removing fear for the virtuous.