Shloka 11

कुन्ती द्वारा ब्राह्मण-सेवा

Kuntī’s Regulated Hospitality to a Brāhmaṇa Guest

Devanagari script

तं स रक्षोमहामात्रमापतन्तं सपत्नजित्‌ । प्रतिजग्राह हनुमांस्तरसा पवनात्मज:,तब शत्रुविजयी पवननन्दन हनुमानने अपनी ओर आते हुए उस विशालकाय राक्षसको बड़े वेगसे धर दबाया

Transliteration

taṁ sa rakṣo-mahāmātram āpatantaṁ sapatna-jit | pratijagrāha hanumān tarasā pavanātmajaḥ ||

Translation

అప్పుడు శత్రువిజయుడు, పవననందనుడు హనుమంతుడు తన వైపు దూసుకొస్తున్న ఆ మహాకాయ రాక్షస మహామాత్రుడిని మహా వేగంతో పట్టుకొని ఆపివేశాడు.

Word by Word

तम्him/that one

सःhe

रक्षःthe demon (rakshas)

महामात्रम्the great officer/commander

आपतन्तम्rushing/falling upon (coming towards)

सपत्नजित्conqueror of foes (epithet)

प्रतिजग्राहseized/held fast

हनुमान्Hanuman

तरसाwith speed/force

पवनात्मजःson of the Wind (epithet)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Hanumān

Pavana (Wind-god)

rākṣasa mahāmātra (a giant rākṣasa officer)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength aligned with dharma is protective and restraining: Hanumān’s power is shown as controlled force used to stop an aggressor, illustrating ethical might rather than reckless violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

A huge rākṣasa officer charges forward, and Hanumān—swift and victorious over enemies—rushes in and physically seizes him, halting the attack through superior speed and strength.