Shloka 164

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

हनुमांस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्त्रिंशद्योजनमायतः।।5.1.163।।चकार सुरसा वक्त्रं चत्वारिंशत्तथोच्छ्रितम्।बभूव हनुमावनीरः पञ्चाशद्योजनोच्छ्रितः।।5.1.164।।

Transliteration

hanumāṃs tu tataḥ kruddhas triṃśadyojanam āyataḥ | (5.1.163) cakāra surasā vaktraṃ catvāriṃśat tathocchritam | babhūva hanumān vīraḥ pañcāśadyojanocchritaḥ || (5.1.164)

Translation

Bài kệ này lặp lại cảnh thử thách tăng dần: Hanumān mở rộng thân mình, Surasā phóng đại miệng, và Hanumān lại càng lớn hơn—nhấn mạnh sức mạnh thiêng liêng cùng sự thử luyện của chư thiên.

Word by Word

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• tu: also/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• kruddhaḥ: angry
• kruddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krudh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्तान्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• triṃśad-yojanam: thirty yojanas
• triṃśad-yojanam: Visheshana (विशेषण/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triṃśat (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• āyataḥ: extended
• āyataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• cakāra: made
• cakāra: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• surasā: Surasā
• surasā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• vaktram: mouth
• vaktram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• catvāriṃśat: forty
• catvāriṃśat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catvāriṃśat (संख्या)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः (measure)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• ucchritam: raised/high
• ucchritam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-śri (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्तान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

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

• pañcāśad-yojana-ucchritaḥ: raised to fifty yojanas
• pañcāśad-yojana-ucchritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcāśat (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + ucchrita (प्रातिपदिक/क्तान्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (measure)

Context

Provoked, Hanuman further stretched his body to thirty yojanas and Surasa on her own enlarged her mouth to forty yojanas. Then the great hero Hanuman stretched his body to fifty yojanas.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Surasā

FAQs

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

Repetition in recensions often functions as emphasis: the righteous agent persists repeatedly, matching challenge with resolve while staying aligned with duty.

What is the narrative situation?

A recensional duplication reiterates the escalating size-contest between Hanumān and Surasā during the test of passage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast persistence (niṣṭhā): the verse stresses unwavering continuation rather than a single momentary effort.