Shloka 15

पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — वानराणां प्लवन-पराक्रम-निरूपणम्

Assessment of the Vanaras’ Leaping Capacity; Jambavan Motivates Hanuman

Devanagari script

मया महाबलेश्चैव यज्ञे विष्णुस्सनातनः।प्रदक्षिणीकृतः पूर्वं क्रममाणस्त्रिविक्रमम्।।।।

Transliteration

mayā mahābaleś caiva yajñe viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ |

pradakṣiṇīkṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ kramamāṇas trivikramam ||

Translation

昔日于摩诃婆利之祭，我曾恭敬绕行永恒的毗湿奴；彼时他以三大步前行，名为三步神（Trivikrama）。

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाबलेः: of Mahābali
• महाबलेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रदक्षिणीकृतः: was circumambulated
• प्रदक्षिणीकृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दक्षिणी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• क्रममाणः: striding/advancing
• क्रममाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• त्रिविक्रमम्: Trivikrama (the three-strider)
• त्रिविक्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (three-striding)

Context

'In the past, at the time of the well-known yagna (of king Bali) I was very strong. I circumambulated the eternal Vishnu while he was taking three strides (in his incarnation of Trivikrama- Vamana.)

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Viṣṇu
• yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

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

Dharma as reverence to the divine and truthful remembrance: Jāmbavān cites a sacred past event to explain the scale of his former power without deception.

What is the narrative situation?

To illustrate his earlier strength, Jāmbavān recalls the time of Bali’s sacrifice and Viṣṇu’s Trivikrama strides.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Devotional respect (bhakti) joined with credibility: his claim is anchored in a well-known sacred episode.