Shloka 37

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

विषण्णा हरयस्सर्वे हनुमन्किमुपेक्षसे।विक्रमस्व महावेगो विष्णुस्त्रीन्विक्रमानिव।।।।

Transliteration

viṣaṇṇā harayaḥ sarve hanuman kim upekṣase |

vikramasva mahāvego viṣṇus trīn vikramān iva ||

Translation

Muôn loài khỉ đều sầu não, hỡi Hanumān—cớ sao ngươi còn chần chừ? Hỡi bậc đại tốc, hãy bước tới, sải chân như đức Viṣṇu từng đi ba bước đo khắp tam giới.

Word by Word

• विषण्णाः: dejected
• विषण्णाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of harayaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषण्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हरयः: monkeys
• हरयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of harayaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हनुमन्: O Hanuman
• हनुमन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• किम्: why
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Question)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक अव्ययवत् (interrogative: why/what)

• उपेक्षसे: do you neglect/delay
• उपेक्षसे: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विक्रमस्व: stride forth; exert yourself
• विक्रमस्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महावेगः: O great-speed (one)
• महावेगः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रायः/प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् वेगः यस्य)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Upamana (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object; of implied 'took/stepped')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• विक्रमान्: strides
• विक्रमान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय (like)

Context

'Garuda is very powerful, swift, and famous. I have seen him snatching serpents from the ocean many times.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vānara army
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

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

Dharma demands timely action: delaying when others suffer and the mission is righteous becomes a lapse in duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing the vānara host discouraged at the ocean’s edge, Jāmbavān presses Hanumān to act immediately, invoking Viṣṇu’s Trivikrama as a model.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣipratā (promptness) in service—speed used for righteousness, not impulse.