Shloka 1

चैत्यप्रासाद-विध्वंसः

Destruction of the Chaitya Palace and Hanuman’s Proclamation

Devanagari script

ततस्स किङ्करान्हत्वा हनुमान्ध्यानमास्थितः।वनं भग्नं मया चैत्यप्रासादो न विनाशितः।।।।तस्मात्प्रासादमप्येवं भीमं विध्वंसयाम्यहं।इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा हनुमान्दर्शयन्बलम्।।।।चैत्यप्रासादमाप्लुत्य मेरुशृङ्गमिवोन्नतम्।आरुरोह कपिश्रेष्ठो हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः।।।।

Transliteration

tatas sa kiṅkarān hatvā hanumān dhyānam āsthitaḥ |

vanaṃ bhagnaṃ mayā caitya-prāsādo na vināśitaḥ ||

tasmāt prāsādam apy evaṃ bhīmaṃ vidhvaṃsayāmy aham |

iti sañcintya manasā hanumān darśayan balam ||

caitya-prāsādam āplutya meru-śṛṅgam ivonnatam |

āruroha kapi-śreṣṭho hanumān mārutātmajaḥ ||

Translation

കിങ്കരന്മാരെ വധിച്ച ശേഷം ഹനുമാൻ ധ്യാനത്തിൽ നിൽക്കവെ ചിന്തിച്ചു: “ഞാൻ ഉപവനം തകർത്തു; എങ്കിലും ചൈത്യസദൃശമായ ഈ പ്രാസാദം ഇതുവരെ നശിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടില്ല. അതിനാൽ ഈ ഭീകര പ്രാസാദവും ഞാൻ ധ്വംസിക്കും.” എന്ന് മനസ്സിൽ നിശ്ചയിച്ച്, തന്റെ ബലം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുവാൻ, മേരു ശിഖരത്തെപ്പോലെ ഉയർന്ന ചൈത്യപ്രാസാദത്തിലേക്ക് ചാടിക്കയറി—കപിശ്രേഷ്ഠനും മാർുതാത്മജനുമായ ഹനുമാൻ അതിന്മേൽ आरोഹിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• आरुह्य: having climbed
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• गिरि-सङ्काशम्: mountain-like
• गिरि-सङ्काशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (गिरिणा सङ्काशः = mountain-like); विशेषणम् (qualifying प्रासादम्)

• प्रासादम्: palace
• प्रासादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरि-यूथपः: leader of the monkeys
• हरि-यूथपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरीणां यूथपः)

• बभौ: shone/appeared
• बभौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुमहा-तेजाः: of very great splendor
• सुमहा-तेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—सुमहत् तेजः यस्य

• प्रतिसूर्यः: another sun
• प्रतिसूर्यः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—प्रतिसूर्यः (another sun/like a rival sun)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक

• उदितः: risen
• उदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-√इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying प्रतिसूर्यः/सः)

Context

Having slain the kinkaras, Hanuman stood and reflected, ' I have ruined the garden and not the palatial buildings that are like temples (Chaityas)'. Then Hanuman, son of the Wind-god, decided in his mind to show his strength and jumped on to the top of the palatial building that appeared like the peak of mount Meru.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Kiṅkaras
• Laṅkā (implied setting)
• Meru

FAQs

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

Dharma here is purposeful strength: Hanumān’s force is not random cruelty but a deliberate, mission-aligned act meant to pressure adharma (Rāvaṇa’s regime) and advance the rescue of Sītā.

What is the narrative situation?

After killing the kinkara-guards and wrecking the Aśoka grove, Hanumān decides to escalate the disruption by attacking the prominent caitya-palace, mounting it like a battle-platform.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya with viveka (valor guided by judgment): he pauses to reflect, then acts decisively to demonstrate power in service of Rāma’s objective.