Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 39

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् सम्पीड्यमानेतुभग्नद्रुमशिलातले ।न शेकुर्वानरास्स्थातुंघूर्णमानेनगोत्तमे ।।6.74.39।।

Transliteration

tasmin sampīḍyamāne tu bhagna-druma-śilā-tale | na śekur vānarāḥ sthātuṃ ghūrṇamānena got­tame ||6.74.39||

Translation

Nang ang pinakamainam na bundok ay dinudurog—ang ibabaw nito’y kalat ng nabaling punò at bató—hindi na makapanatili sa kanilang tayô ang mga vānarā habang ito’y umiindayog at nanginginig.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in/when that (mountain)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सम्पीड्यमाने: while being pressed
• सम्पीड्यमाने: सति-सप्तमी (circumstantial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्पीड्यमान (कृदन्त; √पीड् धातु, शानच्; कर्मणि)
• Form: वर्तमान कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• भग्न-द्रुम-शिला-तले: on the surface with broken trees and rocks
• भग्न-द्रुम-शिला-तले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग्न (कृदन्त; √भञ्ज्, क्त) + द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणसमास (locative descriptor)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• शेकुः: were able
• शेकुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शक् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्थातुम्: to stand
• स्थातुम्: प्रयोजन/अनन्तरक्रिया (infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• घूर्णमाने: while (it was) whirling/shaking
• घूर्णमाने: अधिकरण-विशेषण (locative qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घूर्णमान (कृदन्त; √घूर्ण्/√घूर्णय् धातु, शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present middle participle), सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (nagottame)

• नग-उत्तमे: on the best of mountains
• नग-उत्तमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Context

As the foremost of the mountain got oppressed it crushed the trees and rocks on it and Vanaras were unable to stand on it.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vānaras
• Mountain (go-uttama/got­tama)
• Trees (druma)
• Rocks (śilā)

FAQs

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

Dharma recognizes the gravity of collective crisis: the community is destabilized, and hence the urgency of the healer’s mission is morally reinforced.

What is the narrative situation?

The mountain shakes under pressure; other vānaras cannot stand steady, highlighting the intensity of Hanumān’s launch.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Mission-first decisiveness—Hanumān’s action proceeds despite upheaval around him.