Shloka 26

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:

Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्तोहनुमान्गत्वाचौषथिपर्वतम् ।।।।चिन्तामभ्यगमछ्रचीमानजानं स्ता महौषधीः ।

Transliteration

ity evam ukto hanumān gatvā cauṣadhiparvatam |

cintām abhyagamac chrīmān ajānan tā mahauṣadhīḥ ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ നിർദ്ദേശം ലഭിച്ച ശ്രീമാൻ ഹനുമാൻ ഔഷധിപർവതത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി; എന്നാൽ ആ മഹൗഷധികളെ തിരിച്ചറിയാൻ കഴിയാതെ അദ്ദേഹം ആശങ്കയിൽ ആഴ്ന്നു.

Word by Word

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; locative pronoun

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle

• śikhare: on the peak
• śikhare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• jātām: grown
• jātām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त; √jan)
• Form: क्त, स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; qualifies oṣadhim

• oṣadhim: herb
• oṣadhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṣadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; apposition to oṣadhim

• sukhāvahām: bringing relief/benefit
• sukhāvahām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष ('sukhaṃ āvahati'); स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; qualifies oṣadhim

• pratarkeṇa: by reasoning/inference
• pratarkeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratarka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया, एकवचनम्; instrumental

• avagacchāmi: I understand/recognize
• avagacchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• suṣeṇaḥ: Suṣeṇa
• suṣeṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suṣeṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; causal/emphatic particle

• avam: thus
• avam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb ('thus/so')

• abravīt: said/told
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Context

"O gentle Hanumantha! Going to that mountain of herbs about which Jambavan had earlier spoken to you, get the herbs from the southern peak of that great mountain. To make Lakshmana the great soul alive quickly go and get Savarankarani, Sarvakarani so also Sanjeevakarani and Sandhanakarani and come."

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma includes perseverance and intelligent problem-solving in service: when knowledge is insufficient, one must reflect and find a lawful, effective way to fulfill duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān reaches the herb-mountain but cannot identify the specified herbs and therefore pauses to think.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s conscientiousness—he does not act carelessly; he reflects to ensure the rescue succeeds.