Shloka 5

सौगन्धिकपुष्पप्रसङ्गः — The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān

Devanagari script

स्कन्धमारोप्य भद्र|ं ते मध्येडस्माकं विहायसा । गच्छ नीचिकया गत्या यथा चैनां न पीडये:,बेटा! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। इसे कंधेपर बैठाकर हम लोगोंके बीच रहते हुए आकाशकभमार्गसे इस प्रकार धीरे-धीरे ले चलो, जिससे इसे तनिक भी कष्ट न हो

Transliteration

skandham āropya bhadraṁ te madhye ’smākaṁ vihāyasā | gaccha nīcikayā gatyā yathā caināṁ na pīḍayeḥ ||

Translation

భీమసేనుడు అన్నాడు— బిడ్డా! నీకు మంగళం కలుగుగాక. ఆమెను నీ భుజంపై కూర్చోబెట్టి, మా మధ్యనే ఉండి, ఆకాశమార్గంలో నెమ్మదిగా, తక్కువ ఎత్తులో తీసుకెళ్లు—ఆమెకు రవ్వంత కూడా బాధ కలగకూడదు।

Word by Word

• स्कन्धम्: on/onto the shoulder
• स्कन्धम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आरोप्य: having placed/caused to mount
• आरोप्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• भद्रम्: welfare; good fortune
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Second, Dative, Singular

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अस्माकम्: of us
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: First, Genitive, Plural

• विहायसा: through the sky; by the aerial path
• विहायसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहायस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गच्छ: go; proceed
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नीचिकया: gently/slowly (lit. with a low/soft)
• नीचिकया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीचिका
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• गत्या: with (your) movement; by a pace
• गत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• यथा: so that; in such a way that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एनाम्: her; this (female)
• एनाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पीडयेः: you should not hurt/afflict
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• a woman (enām)
• the sky/air-path (vihāyas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength should be guided by compassion and restraint: even when one has the power to carry someone swiftly, one must act gently so that no harm or discomfort is caused.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma instructs a companion to lift a woman onto the shoulder and transport her through the air, but to do so slowly and carefully, remaining among their group, ensuring she suffers no pain.