Shloka 22

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

शतानि त्रीणि गत्वाऽथ योजनानां महाकपे।तेजसा तस्य निर्धूतो न विषादं ततोगतः।।।।

Transliteration

śatāni trīṇi gatvā ’tha yojanānāṃ mahākape |

tejasā tasya nirdhūto na viṣādaṃ tato gataḥ ||

Translation

महाकपे, अथ त्रिशतानि योजनानि गत्वा, तस्य सूर्यस्य तेजसा निर्धूतः सन् अपि त्वं ततो न विषादं गतः॥

Word by Word

• शतानि: hundreds
• शतानि: Karma (कर्म/Extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; परिमाण (measure)

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Karma (कर्म/Extent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; शतानि-विशेषण

• गत्वा: having gone/covered
• गत्वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भबोधक अव्यय (then/now)

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas
• योजनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Measure-genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; परिमाण-सम्बन्ध

• महाकपे: O great monkey
• महाकपे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाकपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तेजसा: by the radiance
• तेजसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that (Sun)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निर्धूतः: driven back/repelled
• निर्धूतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √धू (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) (निर्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; त्वम्-विशेषण

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• विषादम्: despondency
• विषादम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्/अनन्तरं अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• गतः: went/attained
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used as finite sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (त्वम्)

Context

'O great monkey! you went three hundred yojanas and were pushed back by the Sun's radiance. Yet it did not leave you depressed.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sūrya (Sun)
• Yojana (measure of distance)

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through steadiness: setbacks should not produce despair; resilience supports righteous duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman is pushed back by the Sun’s brilliance after a vast flight, but remains undiscouraged.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Aśaṅkitā dhairya—undaunted courage and perseverance in the face of overpowering force.