Shloka 38

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

तस्यपेतुर्नगाभूमौहरिवेगाच्चजज्वलुः ।शृङ्गाणि च व्यशीर्यन्तपीडितस्यहनूमता ।।6.74.38।।

Transliteration

tasya petur nagā bhūmau hari-vegāc ca jajvaluḥ | śṛṅgāṇi ca vyaśīryanta pīḍitasya hanūmatā ||6.74.38||

Translation

ด้วยความเร็วของหนุมาน เศษส่วนแห่งภูผาก็ร่วงลงสู่พื้นดินและลุกโพลง และยอดเขาทั้งหลายก็แตกสลาย เพราะถูกหนุมานกดบด

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of it
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पेतुः: fell
• पेतुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी

• नगाः: mountains/rocks
• नगाः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हरि-वेगात्: from the monkey's speed
• हरि-वेगात्: अपादान/हेतु (Apādāna/Hetu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जज्वलुः: blazed/burned
• जज्वलुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी

• शृङ्गाणि: peaks
• शृङ्गाणि: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• व्यशीर्यन्त: were shattered/broke apart
• व्यशीर्यन्त: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शॄ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: वि-; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (intransitive ‘were shattered’)

• पीडितस्य: of the pressed/crushed one
• पीडितस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीडित (कृदन्त; √पीड् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (tasya)

• हनूमता: by Hanuman
• हनूमता: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Context

Oppressed by the speed of Hanuman, the mountain fell to the ground and by the impetuosity of his speed the mountain got shattered.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mountain peaks (śṛṅgāṇi)
• Earth/ground (bhūmi)

FAQs

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

The epic underscores that righteous missions may demand extraordinary exertion; the ethical center remains the preservation of life and loyalty to the just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān’s force and velocity physically fracture the mountain as he launches into action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unstoppable resolve—Hanumān’s determination is depicted as a natural force.