Shloka 161

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा सुरसां क्रुद्धो धशयोजनमायता।।।।दशयोजनविस्तारो बभूव हनुमांस्तदा।

Transliteration

ity uktvā surasāṃ kruddho daśayojanam āyatāṃ | daśayojanavistāro babhūva hanumāṃs tadā ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു ക്രോധത്തോടെ സുരസയോടു പ്രതികരിച്ച ഹനുമാൻ അപ്പോൾ പത്ത് യോജന നീളവും പത്ത് യോജന വീതിയും ഉള്ളവനായി വ്യാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/quotative), ‘thus’ इति-प्रयोगः

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; अव्ययभावः

• surasām: Surasā
• surasām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• kruddhaḥ: angry
• kruddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krudh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘angry’

• daśa-yojanam: ten yojanas
• daśa-yojanam: Visheshana (विशेषण/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (daśa + yojanam)

• āyataḥ: extended (to)
• āyataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘extended/large (in extent)’

• daśa-yojana-vistāraḥ: having a breadth of ten yojanas
• daśa-yojana-vistāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + vistāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (daśa-yojanānāṃ vistāraḥ)

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Context

Provoked by the words of Surasa, Hanuman stretched himself to ten yojanas.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Surasā

FAQs

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

Capability placed in service of dharma: extraordinary power is displayed not for vanity, but to overcome obstacles on a righteous errand.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration describes Hanumān physically enlarging himself dramatically in response to Surasā’s challenge.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Might disciplined by purpose—strength directed toward accomplishing duty.