Shloka 27

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

दर्शयन्तो महाविद्यां विद्याधरमहर्षयः।सहितास्तस्थुराकाशे वीक्षाञ्चक्रुश्च पर्वतम्।।।।

Transliteration

darśayanto mahāvidyāṃ vidyādharamaharṣayaḥ | sahitās tasthur ākāśe vīkṣāṃ cakruś ca parvatam ||

Translation

മഹാവിദ്യ പ്രദർശിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, ഋഷിസദൃശരായ വിദ്യാധര മഹർഷിമാർ ഒരുമിച്ച് ആകാശത്തിൽ നിന്നു; പർവ്വതത്തെ നിരീക്ഷിച്ചു കൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• darśayantaḥ: showing/displaying
• darśayantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Parasmaipada sense; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mahā-vidyām: great knowledge/magic
• mahā-vidyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vidyādhara-maharṣayaḥ: great seers among the Vidyādharas
• vidyādhara-maharṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक) + maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sahitāḥ: together/assembled
• sahitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tasthuḥ: stood/remained
• tasthuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ākāśe: in the sky
• ākāśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīkṣām: a look/gaze
• vīkṣām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakruḥ: made/did (cast)
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• parvatam: mountain
• parvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

The seers among the Vidyadharas, proficient in different fields of knowledge were also watching the mountain from the sky along with others.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyādharas
• Mahārṣis (seer-like beings)
• Sky (ākāśa)
• Mountain (Mahendra mountain implied by context of Hanuman’s leap)

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as reverent witnessing: beings endowed with power and knowledge use it not for harm, but to honor and observe a righteous mission about to unfold.

What is the narrative situation?

As Hanumān prepares for his ocean-crossing, celestial beings (Vidyādharas) gather in the sky to watch the decisive moment from above.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s impending heroism is foregrounded indirectly—his act is so dharmic and extraordinary that even celestial observers assemble to witness it.