Shloka 52

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

स सागरंघूर्णितवीचिमालंतथाभृशंभ्रामितसर्वसत्त्वम् ।समीक्षमाणस्सहसाजगामचक्रंयथाविष्णुकराग्रमुक्तम् ।।6.74.52।।

Transliteration

sa sāgaraṃ ghūrṇita-vīci-mālaṃ tathābhṛśaṃ bhrāmita-sarva-sattvam | samīkṣamāṇaḥ sahasā jagāma cakraṃ yathā viṣṇu-karāgra-muktam ||

Translation

เขาเพ่งมองมหาสมุทร—พวงคลื่นหมุนวนเป็นมาลัย และสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงถูกกวนน้ำอย่างรุนแรง—แล้วพุ่งไปฉับพลันดุจจักรสุทรรศนะของพระวิษณุที่ปล่อยจากปลายพระหัตถ์

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सागरम्: ocean
• सागरम्: कर्म (Karman/Object traversed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• घूर्णितवीचिमालम्: with whirling wave-garlands
• घूर्णितवीचिमालम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घूर्णित + वीचि + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘having a garland of waves made to whirl’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying सागरम्)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (thus/in that manner)

• भृशम्: exceedingly
• भृशम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (exceedingly)

• भ्रामितसर्वसत्त्वम्: with all beings whirled about
• भ्रामितसर्वसत्त्वम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रामित + सर्व + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘whose all creatures were made to whirl’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying सागरम्)

• समीक्षमाणः: observing
• समीक्षमाणः: कर्ता (Kartā; concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘observing’

• सहसा: suddenly/rapidly
• सहसा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आकस्मिक/शीघ्रार्थक (suddenly/rapidly)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चक्रम्: discus/wheel
• चक्रम्: उपमान (Upamāna/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: निपात (Comparative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा/प्रकारार्थक (as/like)

• विष्णुकराग्रमुक्तम्: released from Viṣṇu’s hand
• विष्णुकराग्रमुक्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + कर + अग्र + मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘released from the tip of Viṣṇu’s hand’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying चक्रम्)

Context

Observing the ocean whose waves were made to revolve round (by his speed), exceedingly, whose creatures were made to whirl round violently (by the wind force generated by his speed), he went forth like the wheel loosened from Vishnu's hand.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• ocean (sāgara)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

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

Dharma is the idea of divinely sanctioned momentum in a righteous cause: the simile of Viṣṇu’s discus suggests force guided by higher order rather than reckless violence.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān’s passage agitates the sea itself; he advances with sudden, unstoppable swiftness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Aparājeya-pravṛtti (seemingly irresistible forward drive) coupled with alertness—he is described as observing even while rushing.