Shloka 13

पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — वानराणां प्लवन-पराक्रम-निरूपणम्

Assessment of the Vanaras’ Leaping Capacity; Jambavan Motivates Hanuman

Devanagari script

साम्प्रतं कालभेदेन या गतिस्तां निबोधत।नवतिं योजनानां तु गमिष्यामि न संशयः।।4.65.13।।

Transliteration

sāmprataṃ kāla-bhedena yā gatis tāṃ nibodhata |

navatiṃ yojanānāṃ tu gamiṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

இப்போது காலமாற்றத்தால் எனக்குள்ள இயக்கவல்லமை எவ்வளவு என்பதை அறிந்துகொள்ளுங்கள்; நான் தொண்ணூறு யோஜனைகள் வரை செல்ல முடியும்—சந்தேகமில்லை।

Word by Word

• sāmpratam: now/at present
• sāmpratam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāmprata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

• kāla-bhedena: due to the change of time (age)
• kāla-bhedena: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः 'कालस्य भेदः' (change/advance of time)

• yā: which
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• gatiḥ: movement/speed
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; demonstrative

• nibodhata: know/understand
• nibodhata: Vidhi (विधि/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + budh (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; 'understand/know'

• navatim: ninety
• navatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: navati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; numeral 'ninety'

• yojanānām: of yojanas
• yojanānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; genitive 'of yojanas'

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle

• gamiṣyāmi: I shall go/travel (cover)
• gamiṣyāmi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: no/not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Pratijñā/Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; used idiomatically with 'na' = 'no doubt'

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• yojana (unit of distance)

FAQs

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

Truthful self-measurement (satya) serves dharma: accurate limits help choose the right agent for a righteous objective.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān specifies his present, reduced leaping range due to age.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity: he states a precise capability rather than exaggerating.