Shloka 48

हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम्

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

Devanagari script

निश्श्वसद्भिस्तदाऽर्तैस्तु भुजङ्गैरर्धनि:सृतैः।।4.67.48।।सपताक इवाभाति स तदा धरणीधरः।

Transliteration

niśśvasadbhis tadā’rtaiḥ tu bhujaṅgair ardha-niḥsṛtaiḥ |

sapatāka ivābhāti sa tadā dharaṇīdharaḥ || 4.67.48 ||

Translation

Então aquela montanha, sustentáculo da terra, pareceu como se ostentasse estandartes, pois as serpentes aflitas, meio saídas das fendas, sibilavam.

Word by Word

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्राससम्भ्रान्तैः: alarmed and agitated
• त्राससम्भ्रान्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रास (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भ्रान्त (भ्रम् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण to ऋषिभिः; अर्थः: त्रासेन सम्भ्रान्तैः

• त्यज्यमानः: being abandoned
• त्यज्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + शानच् (प्रत्यय, कर्मणि)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (Present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to शिलोच्चयः

• शिलोच्चयः: mountain/rock-mass
• शिलोच्चयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• सीदन्: sinking/desponding
• सीदन्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सद् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to अध्वगः (upamāna)

• महति: in a great
• महति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (agreeing with कान्तारे), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to कान्तारे

• कान्तारे: in the forest/wilderness
• कान्तारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular)

• सार्थहीनः: bereft of a caravan
• सार्थहीनः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to अध्वगः; अर्थः: सार्थेन हीनः

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• अध्वगः: traveller
• अध्वगः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); उपमान

Context

The alarmed and agitated sages abandonned the mountain peaks.The mountain appeared like a lone traveller separated from the caravan in the great forest.

Characters & Entities

• Mountain (dharaṇīdhara; Mahendra by context)
• Serpents (bhujaṅgas)

FAQs

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

The verse points to compassionate awareness: mighty actions unsettle vulnerable beings; righteousness includes mindful restraint and necessity-based force.

What is the narrative situation?

The mountain’s crevices open and serpents, alarmed, half-emerge and hiss, creating the visual of flag-like markers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposeful intensity—Hanumān’s imminent leap is so powerful that it transforms the landscape’s appearance.