Shloka 35

हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम्

Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra

Devanagari script

स्थास्यामश्चैकपादेन यावदागमनं तव।।4.67.35।।त्वद्गतानि च सर्वेषां जीवनानि वनौकसाम्।

Transliteration

sthāsyāmaś caikapādena yāvad āgamanaṁ tava || 4.67.35 ||

tvadgatāni ca sarveṣāṁ jīvanāni vanaukāsām |

Translation

Kami akan berdiri menanti—seolah-olah bertumpu pada satu kaki—hingga engkau kembali; kerana nyawa semua kami, para penghuni rimba, kini bergantung padamu.

Word by Word

• स्थास्यामः: we will stand
• स्थास्यामः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एकपादेन: on one foot
• एकपादेन: करण (Instrument/means; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (with one foot); तृतीया, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal: 'until/as long as')

• आगमनम्: arrival
• आगमनम्: काल (Time-point)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + गम् + अन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (here: 'until (your) arrival' as limit)

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

• त्वद्गतानि: dependent on you
• त्वद्गतानि: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् + गत (गम्-धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (gone to/depending on you); प्रथमा, बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषण of जीवनानि

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (genitive plural)

• जीवनानि: lives
• जीवनानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• वनौकसाम्: of the forest-dwellers
• वनौकसाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (those dwelling in the forest); षष्ठी, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• vānaras (vanaukasaḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadfast commitment to a righteous mission: the community aligns its hope and discipline around the one capable agent, without wavering.

What is the narrative situation?

Before Hanuman’s leap, the vānaras declare they will remain in anxious, disciplined vigil until he returns, since the mission’s success determines their fate.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Solidarity and faith—collective responsibility expressed through unwavering support of the chosen envoy.