Shloka 41

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

स पुष्पिताग्रां रुचिरां तरुणाङ्कुरपल्लवाम्।तामारुह्य महाबाहुश्शिंशुपां पर्णसंवृताम्।।।।

Transliteration

sa puṣpitāgrāṃ rucirāṃ taruṇāṅkurapallavām | tām āruhya mahābāhuḥ śiṃśupāṃ parṇasaṃvṛtām ||

Translation

پھر وہ مہاباہو ہنومان اس دلکش شِمشُپا کے درخت پر چڑھ گیا، جس کی چوٹی پھولوں سے مہکی ہوئی تھی، اور جس کی شاخیں نوخیز کونپلوں، نرم پَلّووں اور گھنے پتّوں سے ڈھکی ہوئی تھیں۔

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• puṣpita-agrām: with blossoming top
• puṣpita-agrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpita (कृदन्त, √puṣp; past participle) + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: "puṣpitam agraṃ yasyāḥ" (whose top is blossomed)

• rucirām: lovely
• rucirām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• taruṇa-aṅkura-pallavām: with tender sprouts and leaves
• taruṇa-aṅkura-pallavām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taruṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkura (प्रातिपदिक) + pallava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (समाहार/द्वन्द्व-प्रायः): "taruṇāḥ aṅkurāḥ pallavāś ca yasyāḥ"

• tām: that (tree)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āruhya: having climbed
• āruhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ruh (धातु) with ā-
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त, अव्ययभाव), "having climbed"

• mahā-bāhuḥ: the strong-armed one
• mahā-bāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहिः: "mahāntau bāhū yasya saḥ"

• śiṃśupām: the śiṃśupā tree
• śiṃśupām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṃśupā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• parṇa-saṃvṛtām: covered with leaves
• parṇa-saṃvṛtām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvṛta (कृदन्त, √vṛ with sam-; PPP)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: "parṇaiḥ saṃvṛtā"

Context

Strong-armed Hanuman climbed up the simsupa tree shining with flowers on its top and surrounded by tender sprouts and leaves. (He said to himself):

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• śiṃśupā tree

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as disciplined, purposeful action in service of a righteous mission: Hanumān chooses a vantage point carefully, acting with restraint and attentiveness rather than haste.

What is the narrative situation?

In Laṅkā, Hanumān enters the Aśoka-grove region and climbs a flowering śiṃśupā tree to observe discreetly, hoping to find Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and vigilance (sāvadhānatā): he positions himself strategically to search effectively while minimizing risk.