Valmiki Ramayana 6.74.32 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 32

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

तस्यवानरशार्दूल चतस्रो मूधि सम्भवाः ।द्रक्ष्यस्योषधयोदीप्तादीपय्नत्योदिशोदश ।।6.74.32।।

Transliteration

tasya vānaraśārdūla catasro mūrdhni sambhavāḥ | drakṣyasy oṣadhayo dīptāḥ dīpayantyo diśo daśa ||6.74.32||

Translation

โอพยัคฆ์แห่งวานร! ณ ยอดภูเขานั้น เจ้าจักเห็นสมุนไพรสี่ชนิดอันเรืองรอง ส่องแสงเจิดจ้าให้ทิศทั้งสิบสว่างไสว

Word by Word

• tasya: of it/of that (mountain)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vānaraśārdūla: O tiger among monkeys
• vānaraśārdūla: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara-śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वानराणां शार्दूलः

• catasraḥ: four
• catasraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (for oṣadhayaḥ)

• mūrdhni: on the summit/head
• mūrdhni: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• sambhavāḥ: growing/arising
• sambhavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'arisen/growing' (agreeing with oṣadhayaḥ)

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

• oṣadhayaḥ: medicinal herbs
• oṣadhayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṣadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• dīptāḥ: shining
• dīptāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīp (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (for oṣadhayaḥ)

• dīpayanti: they illuminate
• dīpayanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dīp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• diśaḥ: directions
• diśaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (for diśaḥ)

Context

"O Tiger among monkeys! You will see on the summit four medicinal herbs growing there illuminating the ten directions."

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Hanumān
• Ten directions (daśa diśaḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma is perseverance guided by discernment: even in crisis, one follows precise guidance to achieve a life-preserving end.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān gives identifying marks: four luminous herbs at the summit that can be recognized by their radiance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s competence and focus—his mission is made actionable through clear signs and disciplined attention.