Shloka 44

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तु हनुमान्वानरान्वानरोत्तमः।।5.1.43।।उत्पपाताथ वेगेन वेगवानविचारयन्।सुपर्णमिव चात्मानं मेने स कपिकुञ्जरः।।5.1.44।।

Transliteration

evam uktvā tu hanumān vānarān vānarottamaḥ || 5.1.43 || utpapāta atha vegena vegavān avicārayan | suparṇam iva cātmānaṁ mene sa kapikuñjaraḥ || 5.1.44 ||

Translation

یوں کہہ کر ہنومان، جو وانروں میں سب سے برتر تھا، وانروں سے مخاطب ہو کر بے تامل برق رفتاری سے اچھل پڑا؛ وہ عظیم کپیشور اپنے آپ کو سوپرن (گرُڑ) کے مانند سمجھنے لگا۔

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having said’

• tu: but/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अन्वयार्थक/विरोधार्थक निपात)

• hanumān: Hanuman
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vānarān: the vanaras
• vānarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• vānarottamaḥ: the best of vanaras
• vānarottamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara-uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘best among vanaras’

• utpapāta: leaped up
• utpapāta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular; with ut-

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sequential particle (अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय)

• vegena: with speed
• vegena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• vegavān: swift
• vegavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vegavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (मतुप्)

• avicārayan: without hesitation
• avicārayan: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-vi-√cār (चार् धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘without deliberation’

• suparṇam: Suparna (Garuda)
• suparṇam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमार्थक अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• ātmānam: himself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• mene: thought/considered
• mene: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Ātmanepada, 3rd Person, Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kapikuñjaraḥ: the mighty monkey
• kapikuñjaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi-kuñjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः

Context

Having thus addressed the monkeys the foremost of vanaras,Hanuman endowed with great speed leaped without any exertion. The elephant among monkeys felt like Garuda.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vānaras
• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)

FAQs

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

Dharma is effective follow-through: words of truth are validated by immediate, capable action.

What is the narrative situation?

A duplicated/marked presentation of the leap verse in this Southern Recension data stream.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Consistency between speech (satya) and deed (karma).