Shloka 41

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

स पुष्पिताग्रां रुचिरां तरुणाङ्कुरपल्लवाम्।तामारुह्य महाबाहुश्शिंशुपां पर्णसंवृताम्।।।।

Transliteration

sa puṣpitāgrāṃ rucirāṃ taruṇāṅkurapallavām | tām āruhya mahābāhuḥ śiṃśupāṃ parṇasaṃvṛtām ||

Translation

പുഷ്പിതമായ മുകളോടുകൂടിയ, മനോഹരമായ, പുതുവളർച്ചകളും പല്ലവങ്ങളും നിറഞ്ഞ, ഇലകളാൽ മൂടപ്പെട്ട ആ ശിംശുപാ വൃക്ഷത്തിലേക്ക് മഹാബാഹുവായ ഹനുമാൻ കയറി।

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• puṣpita-agrām: with blossoming top
• puṣpita-agrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpita (कृदन्त, √puṣp; past participle) + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: "puṣpitam agraṃ yasyāḥ" (whose top is blossomed)

• rucirām: lovely
• rucirām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• taruṇa-aṅkura-pallavām: with tender sprouts and leaves
• taruṇa-aṅkura-pallavām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taruṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkura (प्रातिपदिक) + pallava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (समाहार/द्वन्द्व-प्रायः): "taruṇāḥ aṅkurāḥ pallavāś ca yasyāḥ"

• tām: that (tree)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āruhya: having climbed
• āruhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ruh (धातु) with ā-
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त, अव्ययभाव), "having climbed"

• mahā-bāhuḥ: the strong-armed one
• mahā-bāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहिः: "mahāntau bāhū yasya saḥ"

• śiṃśupām: the śiṃśupā tree
• śiṃśupām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṃśupā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• parṇa-saṃvṛtām: covered with leaves
• parṇa-saṃvṛtām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvṛta (कृदन्त, √vṛ with sam-; PPP)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: "parṇaiḥ saṃvṛtā"

Context

Strong-armed Hanuman climbed up the simsupa tree shining with flowers on its top and surrounded by tender sprouts and leaves. (He said to himself):

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• śiṃśupā tree

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as disciplined, purposeful action in service of a righteous mission: Hanumān chooses a vantage point carefully, acting with restraint and attentiveness rather than haste.

What is the narrative situation?

In Laṅkā, Hanumān enters the Aśoka-grove region and climbs a flowering śiṃśupā tree to observe discreetly, hoping to find Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and vigilance (sāvadhānatā): he positions himself strategically to search effectively while minimizing risk.