Shloka 33

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

आनुपूर्व्येण वृत्तं च लाङ्गूलं लोमभिश्चितम्।उत्पतिष्यन् विचिक्षेप पक्षिराज इवोरगम्।।।।

Transliteration

ānupūrvyeṇa vṛttaṃ ca lāṅgūlaṃ lomabhiś citam | utpatiṣyan vicikṣepa pakṣirāja ivoragam ||

Translation

उडी घेण्यास सज्ज होत त्याने क्रमशः वळणावळणांनी गोल झालेली, घन रोमांनी भरलेली शेपूट अशी झटकली, जशी पक्षिराज गरुड सर्प झटकतो।

Word by Word

• आनुपूर्व्येण: in due order/sequence
• आनुपूर्व्येण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनुपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbial instrumental)

• वृत्तम्: rounded/rolled
• वृत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (lāṅgūlam)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• लाङ्गूलम्: tail
• लाङ्गूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाङ्गूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• लोमभिः: with hairs
• लोमभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• चितम्: filled
• चितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (lāṅgūlam)

• उत्पतिष्यन्: about to leap
• उत्पतिष्यन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पत् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; भविष्यत्सन्निकर्षार्थे 'about to leap'

• विचिक्षेप: flung/shook
• विचिक्षेप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• पक्षिराजः: king of birds
• पक्षिराजः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षि + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन. समासः—पक्षिणाम् राजा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)

• उरगम्: a serpent
• उरगम्: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

Context

Like the king of birds Garuda would shake a serpent, he shook his tail covered with hair in order to take off.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Garuḍa (pakṣirāja, by simile)
• Serpent (uraga, by simile)

FAQs

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

Dharma is disciplined strength: even immense power is organized and directed (ānupūrvyeṇa) toward a righteous goal.

What is the narrative situation?

In the final moments before jumping, Hanumān adjusts and swings his tail as part of his physical preparation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Saṃyama (control): the simile of Garuḍa suggests mastery and effectiveness rather than chaos.