Shloka 17

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”

Devanagari script

तस्य नानद्यमानस्य सुपर्णचरिते पथि।।।।फलतीवास्य घोषेण गगनं सार्कमण्डलम्।

Transliteration

tasya nānadyamānasya suparṇa-caritē pathi | phalatīva asya ghōṣēṇa gaganaṁ sārkamaṇḍalam ||

Translation

സുപർണൻ (ഗരുഡൻ) സഞ്ചരിച്ച പാതയിൽ അവൻ ഗർജിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ആ ഘോഷത്താൽ സൂര്യമണ്ഡലത്തോടുകൂടിയ ആകാശം പിളർന്നുപോകുമെന്നപോലെ തോന്നി.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; relative pronoun

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; contrastive particle (विरोध/अन्वय)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण as adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• uttare: on the northern
• uttare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) [qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga/Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of tīre

• tīre: shore, bank
• tīre: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• samudrasya: of the ocean
• samudrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• mahābalāḥ: very strong
• mahābalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) [qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक: mahā + bala)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of ye (monkeys)

• pūrvam: earlier, beforehand
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• saṃviṣṭhitāḥ: seated, stationed
• saṃviṣṭhitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) [state/participle]
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-vi-śi (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; “seated/settled”

• śūrāḥ: heroes, brave ones
• śūrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; apposition to ye

• vāyuputradidṛkṣavaḥ: wishing to see Vāyu’s son (Hanumān)
• vāyuputradidṛkṣavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) [qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāyu-putra + didṛkṣu (प्रातिपदिक components)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa chain: “vāyuputraṃ didṛkṣavaḥ” (desirous to see the son of Vāyu)

• mahataḥ: of a great
• mahataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) [qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napुंसakaliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of toyadasya (or garjitam by relation)

• vātanunnasya: wind-driven
• vātanunnasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) [qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāta-nunna (प्रातिपदिक: vāta + nunna)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: “vātena nunnaḥ” (driven by wind); viśeṣaṇa of toyadasya

• toyadasya: of a cloud
• toyadasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toyadā (प्रातिपदिक) / toyada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; “of the cloud”

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; simile particle

• garjitam: thundering, roar
• garjitam: Karma (Object/कर्म) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle used as noun (क्तान्त-प्रयोग), Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object in apposition to ghoṣam

• śuśruvuḥ: heard
• śuśruvuḥ: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; correlative pronoun referring to ye

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time

• ghoṣam: roar, sound
• ghoṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ūruvegam: the thigh-driven force (i.e., powerful rush/roar)
• ūruvegam: Karma (कर्म) [qualifier/apposition]
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūru-vega (प्रातिपदिक: ūru + vega)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: “ūrūṇāṃ vegaḥ” (thigh-force) or “ūru-vega” as epithet of the roar; in apposition/qualifier to ghoṣam

• hanūmataḥ: of Hanumān
• hanūmataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

Context

By the terrific sounds made by Hanuman in joy, it seemed as though the pathway of Garuda, the sky along with the Sun's orbit was splitting.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• Arka (Sun; arka-maṇḍala)

FAQs

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

Moral power as protection: immense strength is portrayed as an auspicious force that supports a righteous mission, not as destructive chaos.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān’s triumphant roar on his return is so intense that the sky seems to crack—an epic hyperbole announcing success.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (radiant potency): his spiritual-heroic energy manifests outwardly, reflecting inner certainty rooted in truthful accomplishment.