Shloka 182

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

प्लवमानं तु तं दृष्ट्वा सिंहिका नाम राक्षसी।मनसा चिन्तयामास प्रवृद्धा कामरूपिणी।।।।

Transliteration

plavamānaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā siṃhikā nāma rākṣasī |

manasā cintayāmāsa pravṛddhā kāmarūpiṇī ||

Translation

ആകാശത്തിലൂടെ വേഗത്തിൽ പോകുന്ന അവനെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, ഇഷ്ടരൂപം ധരിക്കുവാൻ കഴിവുള്ള സിംഹികാ എന്ന രാക്ഷസി മനസ്സിൽ ആലോചിച്ചു തുടങ്ങി; അവൾ വലുതായി വളർന്നു.

Word by Word

• प्लवमानम्: leaping/flying (through the air)
• प्लवमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले परस्मैपदे शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तम्-विशेषण

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सिंहिका: Siṃhikā
• सिंहिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक निपात (particle: by name/called)

• राक्षसी: demoness
• राक्षसी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सिंहिका-विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• मनसा: with (her) mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• चिन्तयामास: began to think
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘आमास’ परिप्रयोगः

• प्रवृद्धा: grown/enlarged
• प्रवृद्धा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + वृध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सिंहिका-विशेषण

• कामरूपिणी: able to assume forms at will
• कामरूपिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative) ‘कामेन रूपं यस्याः/यः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सिंहिका-विशेषण

Context

Seeing Hanuman speeding in the sky a demoness called Simhika who can assume any form at her will had grown out of proportion and thought on her part:

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Siṃhikā

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts dharma with adharma: Hanuman proceeds on a righteous mission, while Siṃhikā responds with predatory intent, illustrating how dharmic journeys attract adharmic obstacles.

What is the narrative situation?

Simhika spots Hanuman in flight and prepares to intercept him using her supernatural abilities.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indirectly, Hanuman’s fearlessness is highlighted—he continues openly—while Simhika embodies deceit and predation.