Shloka 42

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

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

Devanagari script

केचिदुच्छ्रितलाङ्गूलाः प्रहृष्टाः कपिकुञ्जराः।आयताञ्चितदीर्घाणि लाङ्गूलानि प्रविव्यधुः।।।।

Transliteration

kecid ucchritalāṅgūlāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ kapikuñjarāḥ | āyatāñcitadīrghāṇi lāṅgūlāni pravivyadhuḥ ||

Translation

ആനന്ദത്തിൽ തുളുമ്പിയ ചില കപികുഞ്ജരന്മാർ വാൽ ഉയർത്തി, നീളവും സുന്ദരവുമായ വാലുകൾ കൊണ്ട് നിലത്തെ അടിച്ചു പ്രഹരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उच्छ्रितलाङ्गूलाः: with raised tails
• उच्छ्रितलाङ्गूलाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्छ्रित + लाङ्गूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः = 'उच्छ्रितं लाङ्गूलं येषाम्' (those whose tails are raised)

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• कपिकुञ्जराः: monkey-elephants (mighty monkeys)
• कपिकुञ्जराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि + कुञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kapi- of monkeys + kuñjara- elephants) = 'elephants among monkeys'

• आयताञ्चितदीर्घाणि: long, curved, and extended
• आयताञ्चितदीर्घाणि: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयत + अञ्चित + दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् qualifying 'लाङ्गूलानि'; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (co-ordinate qualities)

• लाङ्गूलानि: tails
• लाङ्गूलानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाङ्गूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• प्रविव्यधुः: struck / smote
• प्रविव्यधुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + व्यध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

Context

Some elephant-like vanaras who were excited and felt overjoyed lifted their long and beautiful tails and hit them on the ground.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Right action is sustained by right spirit: disciplined strength, when aligned with dharma, expresses itself as confident readiness.

What is the narrative situation?

Physical gestures of celebration spread among the vānaras after Hanumān’s successful news.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strength harnessed for a righteous cause—powerful bodies and high morale prepare for the coming campaign.