Shloka 137

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

तद् द्वितीयं हनुमतो दृष्ट्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्।प्रशशंसुः सुराः सर्वे सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः।।।।

Transliteration

tad dvitīyaṃ hanumato dṛṣṭvā karma suduṣkaram | praśaśaṃsuḥ surāḥ sarve siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ ||

Translation

Thấy kỳ công thứ hai của Hanumān, vô cùng khó thực hiện, chư thiên hết thảy, các Siddha cùng những đại thánh hiền đều tán thán ngợi khen.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular; demonstrative qualifying dvitīyam/karma

• dvitīyam: second
• dvitīyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular; ordinal adjective qualifying karma

• hanumataḥ: of Hanumān
• hanumataḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable; ‘having seen’

• karma: deed, act
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular

• suduṣkaram: very difficult
• suduṣkaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + duṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular; adjective qualifying karma; ‘very difficult’

• praśaśaṃsuḥ: praised
• praśaśaṃsuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person Plural

• surāḥ: gods
• surāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural; qualifying surāḥ

• siddhāḥ: siddhas
• siddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• paramarṣayaḥ: great sages
• paramarṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural; Karmadhāraya ‘supreme sages’

Context

Gods, siddhas as well as the great sages praised him for the second great achievment of Hanuman, which is impossible for others to accomplish.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Devas (gods)
• Siddhas
• Paramarṣis (great sages)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes honoring genuine merit: righteous communities (gods and sages) openly commend extraordinary service done for a just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Celestial beings witness Hanumān’s formidable progress in the leap and respond with praise.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Excellence in service (sevā-parāyaṇatā) and extraordinary capability used for a righteous mission.