Shloka 13

हनूमत्संवादः / Hanuman’s Diplomatic Approach to Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

पद्मपत्रेक्षणौ वीरौ जटामण्डलधारिणौ।अन्योन्यसदृशौ वीरौ देवलोकादिवागतौ4.3.12।।यदृच्छयेव सम्प्राप्तौ चन्द्रसूर्यौ वसुन्धराम्।विशालवक्षसौ वीरौ मानुषौ देवरूपिणौ4.3.13।।सिंहस्कन्धौ महोत्साहौ समदाविव गोवृषौ।

Transliteration

yadṛcchayā iva samprāptau candrasūryau vasundharām |

viśālavakṣasau vīrau mānuṣau devarūpiṇau || 4.3.13 ||

Translation

“仿佛日月偶然降临大地，你们二位胸襟宽广的勇士显现于此——虽为人形，却具神圣之相。”

Word by Word

• yadṛcchayā: by chance, accidentally
• yadṛcchayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadṛcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; adverbial instrumental (तृतीया-प्रयोगः)

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamāna-marker (Simile marker/उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, simile particle

• samprāptau: have arrived
• samprāptau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु) + -ta (कृदन्त; PPP)
• Form: Kṛdanta (PPP/क्त) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• candra-sūryau: the moon and the sun (as a simile)
• candra-sūryau: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva samāsa (द्वन्द्व): candraśca sūryaśca; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; upamāna (उपमान)

• vasundharām: the earth
• vasundharām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• viśāla-vakṣasau: broad-chested (two)
• viśāla-vakṣasau: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + vakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय): viśālaṃ vakṣaḥ yasyau (broad-chested); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• vīrau: two heroes
• vīrau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• mānuṣau: two men
• mānuṣau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• deva-rūpiṇau: having divine form (two)
• deva-rūpiṇau: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: devavat rūpaṃ yasyau / devarūpiṇau; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

Context

'Both of you appear alike, with eyes like lotus petals and locks of matted hair. You look like heroes descending from the world of the gods. You look like the Sun and the Moon dropped incidentally on this earth. With shoulders like those of a lion and the majesty of energetic bulls, you broadchested warriors appear like divine beings, though in fact humans.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vasundharā (Earth)

FAQs

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

Dharma in interpersonal conduct: truthful praise of genuine merit is not flattery but recognition of righteousness, enabling trust and cooperation for a just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues his respectful address, emphasizing the princes’ extraordinary presence despite their forest setting.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s sincerity and communicative skill—he builds rapport through accurate, elevating description.