Shloka 9

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”

Devanagari script

विविधाभ्रघनापन्नगोचरो धवलाम्बरः।दृश्यादृश्यतनुर्वीरस्तदा चन्द्रायतेऽम्बरे।।।।

Transliteration

vividhābhra-ghana-āpanna-gocaro dhavalāmbaraḥ |

dṛśyādṛśya-tanur vīras tadā candrāyate ’mbare ||

Translation

گھنے اور طرح طرح کے بادلوں کے تودوں میں چلتا، روشن سفید فضا میں، وہ بہادر—جس کا جسم کبھی دکھائی دے کبھی نہ دے—اس وقت آسمان میں چاند سا معلوم ہوتا تھا۔

Word by Word

• vividhābhra-ghana-āpanna-gocaraḥ: whose course/visibility lay amid dense varied clouds
• vividhābhra-ghana-āpanna-gocaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक) + abhra (प्रातिपदिक) + ghana (प्रातिपदिक) + āpanna (आपद् धातु, क्त) + gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one whose range/visibility is within dense, various clouds)

• dhavala-ambaraḥ: white-clad / with white sky
• dhavala-ambaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhavala (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (white is the sky/garment)

• dṛśya-adṛśya-tanuḥ: with a body alternately visible and invisible
• dṛśya-adṛśya-tanuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛśya (दृश् धातु, यत्/कृदन्त) + adṛśya (नञ् + dṛśya) + tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (visible-and-invisible body, i.e., alternately appearing/disappearing)

• vīraḥ: the hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• candrāyate: appears like the moon
• candrāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: candrāya (नामधातु from candra)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; नामधातु-प्रयोगः (to act/appear like the moon)

• ambare: in the sky
• ambare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative)

Context

Passing through the clouds, appearing and disappearing, the heroic Hanuman clad in white was like the Moon in the white sky.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Candramā (Moon)
• Ambara (sky)

FAQs

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

Selfless service (sevā) carried out with unwavering purpose: the hero continues his task regardless of changing conditions and visibility.

What is the narrative situation?

The text continues describing Hanumān’s movement through clouds on his return journey, using a poetic comparison to the moon.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic constancy and competence: even when not always seen, the work proceeds effectively.