Shloka 80

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

आपाते पक्षिसङ्घानां पक्षिराज इव व्रजन्।हनुमान् मेघजालानि प्रकर्षन् मारुतो यथा।।।।

Transliteration

āpāte pakṣisaṅghānāṃ pakṣirāja iva vrajan | hanumān meghajālāni prakarṣan māruto yathā ||

Translation

پرندوں کے جھنڈوں کے بیچ وہ یوں بڑھا جیسے پرندوں کا راجا؛ ہنومان بادلوں کے جال کھینچتا چلا، جیسے خود ماروت (ہوا) انہیں آگے ہانک لے جائے۔

Word by Word

• āpāte: at the approach/nearby
• āpāte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) circumstance
• Type: Noun
• Root: āpāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; देश/अवसरवाचक (at the descent/approach; in the vicinity)

• pakṣisaṅghānām: of flocks of birds
• pakṣisaṅghānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) genitive
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣi + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (flock/group of birds)

• pakṣirājaḥ: the king of birds (Garuda)
• pakṣirājaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣi + rāja (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (king of birds)

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) upamā-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय

• vrajan: moving/going
• vrajan: Karta (कर्ता) सहकारी क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु) → vrajat (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (agreeing with hanumān)

• hanumān: Hanuman
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता) of prakarṣan (and implied main action)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• meghajālāni: masses of clouds
• meghajālāni: Karma (कर्म) of prakarṣan
• Type: Noun
• Root: megha + jāla (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (nets/masses of clouds)

• prakarṣan: dragging/pulling along
• prakarṣan: Karta (कर्ता) सहकारी क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+√kṛṣ (धातु) → prakarṣat (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (agreeing with hanumān)

• mārutaḥ: the wind
• mārutaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; उपमान (wind)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) simile marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (as/just as)

Context

Hanuman was found pulling clusters of big clouds along with him like the Wind-god and appeared like Garuda,the king of birds, drawing flocks of birds along with him at the time of landing.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Māruta/Vāyu (wind)
• Bird flocks
• Clouds (megha)

FAQs

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

Dharma is purposeful motion: like wind that naturally bears clouds, Hanumān’s movement is portrayed as an ordained force serving a righteous end, not random display.

What is the narrative situation?

During his ocean-crossing flight, Hanumān’s speed is so great that clouds seem to be drawn along with him, and birds appear around him as around Garuḍa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (radiant potency) and leadership-presence: his passage organizes the space around him—clouds and birds—like a sovereign force.