Shloka 1

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

अनेकशतसाहस्रीं विषण्णां हरिवाहिनीम्।जाम्बवान्समुदीक्ष्यैवं हनूमन्तमथाब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

anekaśatasāhasrīṃ viṣaṇṇāṃ harivāhinīm |

jāmbavān samudīkṣya evaṃ hanūmantam athābravīt || 4.66.1 ||

Translation

Thấy đạo quân khỉ đông đến hàng trăm ngàn đang chìm trong u sầu, Jāmbavān liền nhìn vậy rồi nói với Hanumān như sau.

Word by Word

• अनेकशतसाहस्रीम्: consisting of many hundreds of thousands
• अनेकशतसाहस्रीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka + śata + sāhasrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical/quantitative compound: 'many hundreds of thousands'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of harivāhinīm)

• विषण्णाम्: dejected
• विषण्णाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣaṇṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sad with vi, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हरिवाहिनीम्: the monkey army
• हरिवाहिनीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of samudīkṣya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + vāhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('monkey-army'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जाम्बवान्: Jāmbavān
• जाम्बवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmbavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुदीक्ष्य: having observed
• समुदीक्ष्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Gerund)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ud-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having observed'

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra (प्रकार/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• हनूमन्तम्: to Hanumān
• हनूमन्तम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient; addressee)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kāla (काल/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (sequence particle: 'then')

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

Then Jambavan observed the worries of several hundred thousands of the monkey army and said to Hanuman:

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Hanumān
• harivāhinī (monkey army)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes uplifting others toward right action: Jāmbavān responds to collective despair by guiding the one capable of fulfilling duty, restoring truthful confidence and purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

After the search party becomes discouraged about the impossible distance, Jāmbavān turns to Hanumān to awaken his latent power and responsibility.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prājñatā (wise leadership)—recognizing despair and addressing it by directing the right person toward the needed action.