Shloka 25

द्वादशः सर्गः — हनूमतः अन्तःपुरविचयः

Hanuman’s Search Through Ravana’s Inner Apartments

Devanagari script

अवतीर्य विमानाच्च हनुमान् मारुतात्मजः।चिन्तामुपजगामाथ शोकोपहतचेतनः।।।।

Transliteration

avatīrya vimānāc ca hanumān mārutātmajaḥ |

cintām upajagāmātha śokopahatacetanaḥ ||

Translation

വിമാനത്തിൽ നിന്നിറങ്ങി മാരുതാത്മജൻ ഹനുമാൻ, ശോകം ഹൃദയം മുറിവാക്കിയതിനാൽ വീണ്ടും ആശങ്കാഭരിതമായ ചിന്തയിൽ മുങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• udyogam: effort
• udyogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• vānarendrāṇām: of the monkey-lords
• vānarendrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (Genitive plural); तत्पुरुषः: वानराणाम् इन्द्राः (lords of monkeys)

• plavanam: crossing / leaping over
• plavanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• sāgarasya: of the ocean
• sāgarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

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

• vyartham: in vain
• vyartham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: in vain)

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): having seen/considered

• anilasutaḥ: son of the Wind-god
• anilasutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anila + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: अनिलस्य सुतः

• cintām: anxiety
• cintām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिबोधक अव्यय

• upāgamat: approached / fell into
• upāgamat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa√gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Context

Hanuman, son of the Wind-god, came out of the aerial chariot, mind stricken with grief and started thinking again.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে সুন্দরকাণ্ডে দ্বাদশস্সর্গঃ৷Thus ends the twelfth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Māruta (Wind-god)
• Vimāna (aerial car)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes inner governance: even when grief overwhelms the mind, one must return to thoughtful deliberation rather than rash action.

What is the narrative situation?

After extensive searching, Hanumān steps down from the vimāna and, weighed by sorrow, thinks again about what to do next.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reflective steadiness—he pauses to reassess, showing disciplined intelligence under pressure.