Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तौप्रसार्योरगभोगकल्पौभुजौभुजङ्गारिनिकाशवीर्यः ।जगाममेरुंनगराजमग्य्रंदिशःप्रकर्षन्निववायुसूनुः ।।6.74.51।।

Transliteration

tau prasārya uraga-bhoga-kalpau bhujau bhujaṅgāri-nikāśa-vīryaḥ | jagāma meruṃ nagarājam agryaṃ diśaḥ prakarṣann iva vāyu-sūnuḥ ||

Translation

Iniunat niya ang dalawang bisig na tila mga likaw ng ahas; ang anak ni Vāyu—na ang lakas ay tulad ni Garuḍa, kaaway ng mga ahas—ay sumugod patungo sa matayog na hari ng mga bundok, ang Meru, na para bang hinihila niya pati ang mga dako ng daigdig.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two (arms)
• तौ: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रसार्य: having extended
• प्रसार्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√सृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): ‘having stretched out’

• उरगभोगकल्पौ: like the coils of serpents
• उरगभोगकल्पौ: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरग + भोग + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमान-तत्पुरुष (upamāna-tatpuruṣa: ‘like serpent-coils’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying तौ/भुजौ)

• भुजौ: two arms
• भुजौ: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• भुजङ्गारिनिकाशवीर्यः: whose strength was like Garuḍa (foe of serpents)
• भुजङ्गारिनिकाशवीर्यः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुजङ्गारि + निकाश + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘having valour like the enemy of serpents (Garuda)’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying वायुसूनुः/सः)

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

• मेरुम्: Meru
• मेरुम्: कर्म (Karman/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नगराजम्: king of mountains
• नगराजम्: कर्म (Karman/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive-tatpuruṣa: ‘king of mountains’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; मेरुम्-विशेषण (appositional)

• अग्र्यम्: foremost/supreme
• अग्र्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं (qualifying मेरुम्/नगराजम्)

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), बहुवचन

• प्रकर्षन्: dragging/pulling
• प्रकर्षन्: कर्ता (Kartā; concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√कृष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक

• इव: as if
• इव: निपात (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-सूचक

• वायुसूनुः: son of the Wind (Hanumān)
• वायुसूनुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive-tatpuruṣa: ‘son of Vāyu’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Stretching his arms which resembled coils of serpents, whose valour equalled Garuda, enemy of serpents, as if attracting all the directions went to the summit of the foremost mountain which equalled Meru mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vāyu
• Garuḍa
• Meru

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown through steadfast resolve in righteous service: Hanumān’s power is framed as divinely aligned (son of Vāyu) and directed toward the larger cause of justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān extends his arms and surges forward with a force likened to Garuḍa, moving toward the great mountain Meru.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (radiant might) combined with determination—his motion is so commanding it is poetically said to tug at the directions.