Shloka 10

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

दुहिता वानरेन्द्रस्य कुञ्जरस्य महात्मनः।मानुषं विग्रहं कृत्वा रूपयौवनशालिनी।।।।विचित्रमाल्याभरणा महार्हक्षौमवासिनी।अचरत्पर्वतस्याग्रे प्रावृडम्बुदसन्निभे।।।।

Transliteration

duhitā vānarendrasya kuñjarasya mahātmanaḥ |

mānuṣaṃ vigrahaṃ kṛtvā rūpayauvanaśālinī || 4.66.10 ||

Translation

ఆమె మహాత్ముడైన వానరేంద్రుడు కుంజరుని కుమార్తె; రూపయౌవనసంపన్నగా మానవ రూపాన్ని ధరించింది.

Word by Word

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वानरेन्द्रस्य: of the king of monkeys
• वानरेन्द्रस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वानराणाम् इन्द्रः)

• कुञ्जरस्य: of Kunjara
• कुञ्जरस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of कुञ्जरस्य/वानरेन्द्रस्य)

• मानुषम्: human
• मानुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विग्रहम् इति विशेषणम्

• विग्रहम्: form, body
• विग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made/assumed
• कृत्वा: Kriyā-anuvṛtti (क्रियानुवृत्ति)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having done)

• रूपयौवनशालिनी: possessing beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनशालिनी: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + यौवन + शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहु-षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषसमासः (रूपेण यौवनेन च शालिनी)

Context

'She was the daughter of a great king of monkeys called Kunjara. That young and beautiful lady had assumed a lustrous human form decked with wonderful garlands, ornaments and silk clothes and was roving on top of the mountain which appeared like a proud rain-cloud.

Characters & Entities

• Kuñjara (vānarendra)

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through remembrance and testimony: Jāmbavān recounts a prior event to establish truth about extraordinary beings and capacities, preparing Hanumān to accept his own role.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān begins a recollection describing a monkey-king’s daughter who took a human form—part of a larger motivating account.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Smṛti and satya (accurate recollection and truthful narration) used as guidance.