Shloka 13

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

सागरौघनिभंभीमंदृष्टवाबाणार्दितंबलम् ।मार्गतेजाम्बवन्तंस्मिहनूमान् सविभीषणः ।।6.74.13।।

Transliteration

sāgaraughanibhaṃ bhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā bāṇārditaṃ balam |

mārgate jāmbavantaṃ sma hanūmān sa-vibhīṣaṇaḥ ||6.74.13||

Translation

അമ്പുകളാൽ മുറിവേറ്റ, സമുദ്രപ്രളയത്തെപ്പോലെ ഭയങ്കരമായ ആ സൈന്യബലത്തെ കണ്ടു, ഹനുമാൻ വിഭീഷണനോടൊപ്പം ജാംബവാനെ തേടിത്തുടങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• कच्चित्: is it the case that...?
• कच्चित्: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• आर्यशरैः: by noble arrows
• आर्यशरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya + śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव (āryāḥ śarāḥ = noble arrows), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; 'शरैः' इति विशेषण

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• प्राणाः: life-breaths; life
• प्राणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ध्वंसिताः: destroyed
• ध्वंसिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhvaṃs (धातु) + dhvaṃsita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'प्राणाः' इति विशेषण; कर्मणि प्रयोग-भाव (destroyed)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• विभीषणवचः: Vibhishana's words
• विभीषणवचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vibhīṣaṇasya vacaḥ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• जाम्बवान्: Jambavan
• जाम्बवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmbavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ऋक्षपुङ्गवः: foremost of bears
• ऋक्षपुङ्गवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ṛkṣāṇāṃ puṅgavaḥ = best of bears), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'जाम्बवान्' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• कृच्छ्रात्: with difficulty
• कृच्छ्रात्: Hetu/Ablative (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛcchra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative/5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial: 'with difficulty')

• अभ्युग्दिरन्: uttering
• अभ्युग्दिरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-ud-√gṛ (धातु) (पाठभेद: अभ्युद्गिरन्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'जाम्बवान्' इत्यस्य क्रियाविशेषणभाव (uttering)

• वाक्यम्: a speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'वचनम्' इति विशेषण

• वचनम्: statement
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'अब्रवीत्' इत्यस्य कर्म

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

Paulastya (Vibheeshana of Paulastya clan), seeing the son of Prajapathi (Jambavan), who by nature was wise and aged, afflicted by hundreds of arrows, like a cooling fire sacrifice, went close by and spoke these words.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Jāmbavān
• Vānara army

FAQs

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

Dharma in war includes care for companions—seeking the injured and ensuring their safety rather than ignoring them amid chaos.

What is the narrative situation?

The battlefield is filled with arrow-wounded vānaras; Hanumān and Vibhīṣaṇa look for the elder ally Jāmbavān.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Solidarity and responsibility—Hanumān and Vibhīṣaṇa act quickly to locate and aid a wounded leader.