Shloka 99

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

चामीकरमहानाभ देवगन्धर्वसेवित।।।।हनुमांस्त्वयि विश्रान्तस्ततः शेषं गमिष्यति।

Transliteration

cāmīkaramahānābha devagandharvasevita | hanumān tvayi viśrāntas tataḥ śeṣaṃ gamiṣyati ||

Translation

ഹേ സ്വർണശിഖരനായ മഹാനാഭാ, ദേവഗന്ധർവർ സേവിക്കുന്നവനേ! ഹനുമാൻ നിന്മേൽ വിശ്രമിച്ച ശേഷം ശേഷമുള്ള ദൂരം പിന്നിട്ട് പോകും.

Word by Word

• चामीकरमहानाभ: O golden-great-naveled one
• चामीकरमहानाभ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामीकर + महा + नाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन-प्रथमा; एकवचन (Vocative Singular)

• देवगन्धर्वसेवित: O one frequented by gods and gandharvas
• देवगन्धर्वसेवित: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गन्धर्व + सेवित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (देवैः गन्धर्वैः च सेवितः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन-प्रथमा; एकवचन

• हनूमान्: Hanuman
• हनूमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• त्वयि: on you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• विश्रान्तः: rested
• विश्रान्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + श्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (rested)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ततो-शब्दः (thereafter/from there)

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• गमिष्यति: will go; will proceed
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg)

Context

"O golden-peaked mountain!you are the refuge of the gods and gandharvas. Let him also rest on you for a while before he negotiates the remaining part of the journey.

Characters & Entities

• Samudra (Ocean)
• Maināka
• Hanumān
• Devas (gods)
• Gandharvas

FAQs

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

Sustaining the righteous: dharma includes enabling a worthy person to complete their vow by offering timely rest and refuge.

What is the narrative situation?

Samudra reassures Maināka that Hanumān will rest briefly and then proceed to finish the ocean-crossing.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Supportive cooperation: different beings coordinate their roles so a truthful, dharmic objective can be fulfilled.