Shloka 73

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

तस्य वेगसमुद्धूतं जलं सजलदं तदा।अम्बरस्थं विबभ्राज शारदाभ्रमिवाततम्।।।।

Transliteration

tasya vegasamuddhūtaṃ jalaṃ sajaladaṃ tadā | ambarasthaṃ vibabhrāja śāradābhram ivātatam ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അവന്റെ വേഗം ഉയർത്തിയെറിഞ്ഞ ജലം, മേഘസദൃശമായ തുള്ളികളോടുകൂടി, ആകാശത്തിൽ ശരദ്കാല മേഘപടലത്തെപ്പോലെ പരന്നു തിളങ്ങി॥

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) genitive
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vegasamuddhūtam: raised by (his) speed
• vegasamuddhūtam: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vega + sam+ud+√dhū (धातु) → samuddhūta (कृदन्त) (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (vegēna samuddhūtam = raised by speed); विशेषण (qualifying jalam)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karta (कर्ता) of vibabhrāja
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• sajaladam: together with clouds
• sajaladam: Karta (कर्ता) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + jalada (प्रातिपदिक) (उपपद-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (jaladena saha = along with clouds); विशेषण (qualifying jalam)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल) time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ambarastham: in the sky
• ambarastham: Karta (कर्ता) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ambara + stha (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (ambare sthitam = situated in the sky); विशेषण (qualifying jalam)

• vibabhrāja: shone
• vibabhrāja: Kriya (क्रिया) main verb
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+√bhrāj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śāradābhram: an autumn cloud
• śāradābhram: Upamāna (उपमान) standard of comparison
• Type: Noun
• Root: śārada + abhra (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (śāradam abhram = autumnal cloud)

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) upamā-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय

• ātatam: spread out
• ātatam: Upamāna (उपमान) विशेषण / or Karta-viśeṣaṇa by sense
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā+√tan (धातु) → āta-ta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śāradābhram as the compared image, or jalam by sense: stretched/spread)

Context

Then the water raised by his onrush along with the cloud widely spread in the sky shone like an outstreched autumnal cloud.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sky (ambara)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown indirectly through disciplined effort: righteous purpose generates force and momentum; the verse poetically marks the power that arises from committed service.

What is the narrative situation?

As Hanumān speeds over the ocean, the disturbed water rises and appears in the sky like a broad autumn cloud.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śaurya with self-control: immense power is present, yet it is harnessed toward a single righteous goal.