Shloka 7

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षमेव भवतां महेन्द्राग्रात्खामाप्लुतः।उदधेर्दक्षिणं पारं काङ्क्षमाण स्समाहितः।।।।

Transliteration

pratyakṣam eva bhavatāṃ mahendrāgrāt kham āplutaḥ |

udadher dakṣiṇaṃ pāraṃ kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ samāhitaḥ ||

Translation

Kamu sendiri telah menyaksikannya dengan nyata: dari puncak Mahendra aku melompat ke angkasa; dengan tekad dan ketenangan, aku mengarah ke pantai selatan lautan.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly, before (your eyes)
• प्रत्यक्षम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adverbial accusative (‘directly’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• भवताम्: of you (all)
• भवताम्: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (‘of you all’)

• महेन्द्राग्रात्: from the peak of Mahendra
• महेन्द्राग्रात्: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महेन्द्रस्य अग्रं); Ablative singular

• खम्: the sky
• खम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (goal/space traversed)

• आप्लुतः: having leapt
• आप्लुतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-प्लु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of (implicit) अहम्

• उदधेः: of the ocean
• उदधेः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• दक्षिणम्: southern
• दक्षिणम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with पारम्

• पारम्: shore, farther bank
• पारम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• काङ्क्षमाणः: desiring
• काङ्क्षमाणः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate participle

• समाहितः: focused, intent
• समाहितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘composed/intent’

Context

"I rose upwards leaping into the sky, intent on reaching the southern shore from the mountain Mahendra.It has been witnessed directly by all of you.

Characters & Entities

• Mahendra (mountain)
• Ocean (udadhi)

FAQs

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

It points to dharma as disciplined effort: accomplishing a righteous mission requires focus (samāhita) and accountability before witnesses (pratyakṣa).

What is the narrative situation?

The verse describes a heroic leap from Mahendra toward the ocean’s far shore; however, in the supplied sequence it appears out of place and may be a misplaced/stray insertion in the dataset.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolve and composure—acting with steady mind while undertaking a daunting task.