Shloka 46

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

पद्भ्यांतुशैलमापीड्यबडबामुखवन्मुखम् ।विवृत्योग्रंननादोच्चैस्त्रासयन्निवराक्षसान् ।।6.74.46।।

Transliteration

padbhyāṃ tu śailam āpīḍya baḍabā-mukhavan mukham |

vivṛtyograṃ nanādoccais trāsayann iva rākṣasān ||6.74.46||

Translation

പാദങ്ങളാൽ പർവതത്തെ അമർത്തി, ബഡബാമുഖാഗ്നിയെപ്പോലെ വായ് പിളർത്തി, അദ്ദേഹം ഉഗ്രമായി ഉച്ചത്തിൽ ഗർജിച്ചു—രാക്ഷസന്മാരെ ഭീതിയിലാഴ്ത്തുന്നതുപോലെ.

Word by Word

• पद्भ्याम्: with (his) two feet
• पद्भ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• शैलम्: mountain
• शैलम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आपीड्य: having pressed
• आपीड्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√पीड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action): ‘having pressed’

• बडबामुखवत्: like a mare’s mouth (wide)
• बडबामुखवत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बडबामुख + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमान-तत्पुरुष (upamāna-tatpuruṣa: ‘like a mare’s mouth’); अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग (indeclinable-like usage of -वत्)

• मुखम्: mouth/face
• मुखम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विवृत्य: having opened
• विवृत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having opened’

• उग्रम्: fierce/terrible
• उग्रम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणं (qualifying implied ‘निनादम्/रवम्’)

• ननाद: roared
• ननाद: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• उच्चैः: loudly
• उच्चैः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: loudly)

• त्रासयन्: frightening
• त्रासयन्: कर्ता (Kartā; concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रासय् (प्रातिपदिक; √त्रस् caus.)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agentive)

• इव: as if/like
• इव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-सूचक (particle of comparison: as/like)

• राक्षसान्: the rākṣasas
• राक्षसान्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Context

Pressing the mountain hard by his feet, opening his largemouth wide, he roared like Rakshasas to make Rakshasas fearful.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Righteous warfare includes psychological deterrence against aggressors; fear is directed toward those aligned with adharma, not toward innocents.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān braces himself on the mountain and emits a terrifying roar meant to intimidate Laṅkā’s rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śaurya (valor) and abhayatā (fearlessness) in confronting hostile forces.