Valmiki Ramayana 5.1.49 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 49

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

सुपुष्पिताग्रैर्बहुभिः पादपैरन्वितः कपिः।हनुमान् पर्वताकारो बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः।।।।

Transliteration

supuṣpitāgrair bahubhiḥ pādapair anvitaḥ kapiḥ |

hanumān parvatākāro babhūvādbhutadarśanaḥ ||

Translation

सुपुष्पिताग्रैर्बहुभिः पादपैरन्वितः कपिः। हनुमान् पर्वताकारो बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः॥

Word by Word

• supuṣpitāgraiḥ: with well-flowered tops
• supuṣpitāgraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-puṣpita-agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुषः: ‘with well-blossomed tops’; qualifies pādapaiḥ

• bahubhiḥ: by many
• bahubhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; qualifies pādapaiḥ

• pādapaiḥ: with trees
• pādapaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• anvitaḥ: accompanied
• anvitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√i (इ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘accompanied/endowed (with)’

• kapiḥ: the monkey
• kapiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hanumān: Hanuman
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (apposition to kapiḥ)

• parvatākāraḥ: mountain-like
• parvatākāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata-ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः: parvatasya ākāraḥ ‘mountain-shaped’

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• adbhutadarśanaḥ: of wondrous appearance
• adbhutadarśanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta-darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः: ‘wonderful in appearance’

Context

With numerous trees laden with flowers following him, Hanuman who looked like a mountain, presented a queer spectable.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• trees
• mountain (parvata)

FAQs

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

Dharma is the beauty of righteous power: when strength serves truth and duty, it becomes ‘adbhuta’—a wonder that uplifts rather than harms.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān is mid-flight, visually framed by flowering treetops that have been carried or swept along.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (radiant prowess) joined with devotion—power made meaningful by service.