Shloka 2

हनूमत्संवादः / Hanuman’s Diplomatic Approach to Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

कपिरूपं परित्यज्य हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः।भिक्षुरूपं ततो भेजे शठबुद्धितया कपिः।।

Transliteration

kapirūpaṃ parityajya hanumān mārutātmajaḥ |

bhikṣurūpaṃ tato bheje śaṭhabuddhitayā kapiḥ ||

Translation

అప్పుడు మారుతాత్మజుడు హనుమాన్ తన కపిరూపాన్ని విడిచి, చతురమైన యుక్తిబుద్ధితో భిక్షువు వేషాన్ని ధరించాడు।

Word by Word

• कपिरूपम्: monkey-form
• कपिरूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘कपेः रूपम्’

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having abandoned’

• हनुमान्: Hanuman
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

• मारुतात्मजः: son of the Wind-god
• मारुतात्मजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta-ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मारुतस्य आत्मजः’

• भिक्षुरूपम्: mendicant-form
• भिक्षुरूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhikṣu-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘भिक्षोः रूपम्’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

• भेजे: assumed/resorted to
• भेजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• शठबुद्धितया: with crafty intelligence
• शठबुद्धितया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṭha-buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (Instr sg); कर्मधारयः; भावे तया-प्रत्ययान्त (with -tā) ‘with (such) clever/guileful intelligence’

• कपिः: the monkey
• कपिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

Context

Hanuman, son of the Wind-god, with an ingenious mind assumed the guise of a mendicant.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Māruta (Wind-god)

FAQs

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

Dharma supports wise means (upāya) for a rightful end: adopting a harmless disguise to communicate safely is prudent, not deceitful, when it prevents conflict and serves a just purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva’s minister Hanumān prepares to approach unknown armed princes; to avoid alarming them, he takes a mendicant’s appearance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Buddhi (intelligence) and diplomacy—Hanumān’s strategic caution enables peaceful contact.