Shloka 30

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

ततःकाञ्चनमत्युच्चमृषभंपर्वतोत्तमम् ।कैलासशिखरंचापिद्रक्ष्यस्यरिनिषूदन ।।6.74.30।।

Transliteration

tataḥ kāñcanam aty-uccam ṛṣabhaṃ parvatottamam |

kailāsa-śikharaṃ cāpi drakṣyasy ari-niṣūdana ||6.74.30||

Translation

แล้วแต่บัดนั้น โอผู้ปราบศัตรู เจ้าจักได้เห็นภูเขาฤษภะอันสูงล้ำดุจทองคำ เป็นยอดแห่งภูผาทั้งหลาย และจักได้เห็นยอดไกรลาสด้วย

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'then/thereafter'

• kāñcanam: golden
• kāñcanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (for ṛṣabham)

• atyuccam: very lofty
• atyuccam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati-ucca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; अव्ययीभाव: अति + उच्च

• ṛṣabham: (Mount) Ṛṣabha
• ṛṣabham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पर्वतनाम (name of a mountain)

• parvatottamam: the foremost mountain
• parvatottamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata-uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: पर्वतानाम् उत्तमः

• kailāsaśikharam: Kailasa peak
• kailāsaśikharam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa-śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: कैलासस्य शिखरम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): 'also'

• drakṣyasi: you will see
• drakṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• ariniṣūdana: O slayer of enemies
• ariniṣūdana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari-niṣūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: अरिणां निषूदनः

Context

"O Destroyer of enemies! there on top you will see the foremost of the mountain Rshaba and on the peak of Kailasa."

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Jāmbavān
• Ṛṣabha (mountain)
• Kailāsa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes right guidance: elders and leaders must give clear, accurate direction for life-saving duties, aligning action with sacred geography and purposeful intent.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān outlines landmarks on Hanumān’s route toward the Himalayas, guiding him to the needed region for the remedy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Jāmbavān’s wise instruction and Hanumān’s disciplined readiness to follow precise counsel.