Shloka 162

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मेघसङ्काशं दशयोजनमायतम्।।।।चकार सुरसा चास्यं विंशद्योजनमायतम्।

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā meghasaṅkāśaṃ daśayojanam āyatam | cakāra surasā cāsyaṃ viṃśadyojanam āyatam ||

Translation

മേഘസദൃശമായി പത്ത് യോജന വരെ വ്യാപിച്ച ഹനുമാനെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, സുരസയും തന്റെ വായ് ഇരുപത് യോജന വരെ വിപുലമാക്കി.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• megha-saṅkāśam: cloud-like
• megha-saṅkāśam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of tam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: megha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (megha-iva saṅkāśaḥ)

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

• āyatam: extended
• āyatam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of tam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘extended/large’

• cakāra: made
• cakāra: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• surasā: Surasā
• surasā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• āsyam: mouth
• āsyam: Karma (कर्म/object of cakāra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

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

• āyatam: extended
• āyatam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of āsyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘extended’

Context

Seeing his body stretched to ten yojanas like a cloud, Surasa also widened her mouth to twenty yojanas.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Surasā

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as steadfastness under trial: Hanumān adapts his means without abandoning his righteous mission (seeking Sītā), meeting a divine test without panic.

What is the narrative situation?

While flying over the ocean, Hanumān is tested by Surasā, who expands her mouth to block his passage as he enlarges his body.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resourceful courage (dhairya + yukti): Hanumān responds intelligently and fearlessly to an escalating obstacle.