Shloka 18
हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम्
Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra
पर्वतांश्चूर्णयिष्यामि प्लवमानः प्लवङ्गमाः।हरिष्याम्यूरुवेगेन प्लवमानो महार्णवम्।।4.67.18।।
parvatāṃś cūrṇayiṣyāmi plavamānaḥ plavaṅgamāḥ |
hariṣyāmy ūruvegena plavamāno mahārṇavam || 4.67.18 ||
اے پلونگمو! جب میں جست لگاؤں گا تو پہاڑوں کو بھی ریزہ ریزہ کر دوں گا؛ اور جست ہی میں، اپنی رانوں کے عظیم زور سے، میں مہاساگر تک کو کھینچ لے جانے کی قدرت رکھتا ہوں۔
And then as I leap through the sky flowers of many kinds of creepers and trees will follow me.
FAQs
Dharma is zealous readiness for righteous duty—yet the epic’s moral frame expects such strength to be governed by necessity and non-harm.
Hanumān continues asserting his physical prowess to assure the vanaras that the ocean-crossing is achievable.
Utsāha (undaunted energy) and śaurya (heroism) employed in service of truth and the search for Sītā.