Shloka 12

हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम्

Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra

Devanagari script

बाहुवेगप्रणुन्नेन सागरेणाहमुत्सहे।समाप्लावयितुं लोकं सपर्वतनदीह्रदम्।।4.67.12।।

Transliteration

bāhuvegapraṇunnena sāgareṇāham utsahe | samāplāvayituṃ lokaṃ saparvatanadīhradam ||

Translation

میرے بازوؤں کے زور سے پسپا ہونے والا سمندر—میں اس کی قدرت رکھتا ہوں کہ وہ ساری دنیا کو، پہاڑوں، ندیوں اور جھیلوں سمیت، ڈبو دے۔

Word by Word

• बाहुवेगप्रणुन्नेन: driven by the force of (my) arms
• बाहुवेगप्रणुन्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाहु + वेग + प्र-नुद् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √नुद्) (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुषः (instrumental sense): ‘by (that which is) driven by arm-speed’; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘प्रणुन्न’; तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन; सागरेण इति विशेषणम्

• सागरेण: by the ocean
• सागरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थ, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• उत्सहे: I dare / I am able
• उत्सहे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपदम्; अर्थः—‘I am able / I dare’

• समाप्लावयितुम्: to inundate
• समाप्लावयितुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√प्लु/प्लाव् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative stem ‘प्लावय’; तुमुनन्त (infinitive) —‘to inundate/submerge completely’

• लोकम्: the world
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• सपर्वतनदीह्रदम्: with mountains, rivers, and lakes
• सपर्वतनदीह्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पर्वत + नदी + ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—द्वन्द्वः (पर्वत-नदी-ह्रद) ततः ‘स’ उपपदपूर्वकः (सहितार्थ); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; लोकम् इति विशेषणम्—‘with mountains, rivers, and lakes’

Context

'I can submerge this world including its mountains rivers and lakes. I can push back the sea waters quickly with my arms.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Ocean (sāgara)
• Mountains
• Rivers
• Lakes

FAQs

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

Power must be subordinated to dharma: the verse highlights immense capability, implicitly teaching that such force should be used only for righteous ends.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues to assert the magnitude of his strength to reassure the mission’s success.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Controlled might—capacity paired with restraint and purpose.