Shloka 118

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

अस्माकमपि सम्बन्ध: कपिमुख्य त्वयास्ति वै।प्रख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु महागुणपरिग्रहः।।।।

Transliteration

asmākam api sambandhaḥ kapimukhya tvayā 'sti vai | prakhyātas triṣu lokeṣu mahāguṇa-parigrahaḥ ||

Translation

Ó chefe dos macacos, também nós, de fato, temos um vínculo contigo—um laço firmado em grandes virtudes, afamado nos três mundos.

Word by Word

• asmākam: of us
• asmākam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen.,6th), Bahuvacana

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (emphasis/addition)

• sambandhaḥ: relationship, kinship
• sambandhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sambandha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom.,1st), Ekavacana

• kapi-mukhya: O chief of monkeys
• kapi-mukhya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदik) + mukhya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—'कपीनां मुख्यः'

• tvayā: with you
• tvayā: Sahakāraka (सह/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Tṛtīyā (Instr.,3rd), Ekavacana

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphatic particle)

• prakhyātaḥ: well-known
• prakhyātaḥ: Karta-anuguṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakhyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदik; pra-√khyā ख्या)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Kta-participle; sambandhaḥ iti viśeṣaṇam

• triṣu: in three
• triṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Saptamī (Loc.,7th), Bahuvacana; numeral used adjectivally with lokeṣu

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Loc.,7th), Bahuvacana

• mahā-guṇa-parigrahaḥ: possessing great merits
• mahā-guṇa-parigrahaḥ: Karta-anuguṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदik) + guṇa (प्रातिपदik) + parigraha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—'महान्तः गुणाः परिग्रहः यस्य/महागुणपरिग्रहः' (possessing great virtues)

Context

"O chief of monkeys!, indeed we too have a relationship with you based on merit which is well-known to all the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Maināka
• Hanumān
• three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

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

Gratitude and recognition of virtue: righteous relationships are sustained by acknowledging merit and noble qualities.

What is the narrative situation?

Maināka explains why he feels connected to Hanumān and why he wishes to honour him during the ocean-crossing.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Maināka’s gratitude and reverence for greatness (guṇa) as a basis for ethical conduct.