Shloka 1

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा मनसा चाधिगम्य ताम्।अवप्लुतो महातेजाः प्राकारं तस्य वेश्मनः।।।।

Transliteration

sa muhūrtam iva dhyātvā manasā cādhigamya tām | avapluto mahā-tejāḥ prākāraṃ tasya veśmanaḥ ||

Translation

ഒരു നിമിഷം ധ്യാനിച്ച് മനസ്സിൽ തന്നെ അവളെ പ്രാപിച്ച ശേഷം, മഹാതേജസ്സനായ ഹനുമാൻ ആ വസതിയുടെ പ്രാകാരത്തിലേക്ക് ചാടി ഇറങ്ങി।

Word by Word

• सः: he (Hanuman)
• सः: कर्ता (agent/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्तरि), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मुहूर्तम्: a short while / a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: कर्म (object; extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; काल-परिमाणवाचक (time-measure)

• इव: as if / like
• इव: सम्बन्ध/उपमा (comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्ययम् (particle of comparison)

• ध्यात्वा: having thought/meditated
• ध्यात्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यात्वा (क्त्वान्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having done)

• मनसा: with the mind / mentally
• मनसा: करण (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; करणवाचक

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अधिगम्य: having reached/approached
• अधिगम्य: पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + गम् (धातु) → अधिगम्य (क्त्वान्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-लोपे ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्षम् अव्यय-कृदन्तम् (gerund); ‘having reached/approached’

• ताम्: her (Sita)
• ताम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अवप्लुतः: having leapt/jumped
• अवप्लुतः: कर्ता (agent; predicate participle of ‘he’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + प्लु (धातु) → अवप्लुत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकर्तरि कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having leapt/jumped’

• महातेजाः: mighty/very radiant (one)
• महातेजाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (attribute of agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (महच्च तत् तेजः यस्य/महत्तेजाः); पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying सः)

• प्राकारम्: the wall / rampart / enclosure
• प्राकारम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वेश्मनः: of the palace/house
• वेश्मनः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (वेश्मनः = of the palace/house)

Context

Mighty Hanuman lost in thought for a moment, jumped down (the harem) to the boundary wall of the palace.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Laṅkā (implied setting)

FAQs

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

Dharma as disciplined action: reflection (dhyāna) is immediately followed by purposeful movement—right intention becomes right effort.

What is the narrative situation?

Transition into the next phase of the search: Hanumān, after brief contemplation, moves toward the palace boundary to proceed further (toward Aśoka-vana).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composure and resolve—Hanumān balances inward focus with decisive execution.