Shloka 122

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

पूजिते त्वयि धर्मज्ञ पूजां प्राप्नोति मारुतः।तस्मात्त्वं पूजनीयो मे शृणु चाप्यत्र कारणम्।।।।

Transliteration

pūjite tvayi dharmajña pūjāṃ prāpnoti mārutaḥ | tasmāt tvaṃ pūjanīyo me śṛṇu cāpy atra kāraṇam ||

Translation

通达正法者啊，当你受敬之时，风神摩鲁特亦同受敬奉。因此你当受我礼敬；并且请听我在此的缘由。

Word by Word

• पूजिते: when (you are) worshipped
• पूजिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with implied 'त्वयि'); सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• त्वयि: in you/when you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); द्वितीय-पुरुष; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of righteousness
• धर्मज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक); धर्मज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (one who knows dharma); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजाम्: worship/veneration
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्नोति: attains/receives
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• मारुतः: Maruta (Wind-god)
• मारुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable); हेतौ/तस्मादर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• पूजनीयः: worthy of worship
• पूजनीयः: Pradhana (प्रधान/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/अनीयर् = 'to be worshipped'); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: of me/to me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: here)

• कारणम्: reason/cause
• कारणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

"O knower of righteousness! to worship you is to honour the Wind-god. Therefore you are worthy of worship for me. I will tell you the reason. Listen.

Characters & Entities

• Maināka
• Hanumān
• Māruta (Wind-god)
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Reverence to the worthy: honour offered to a virtuous person is also honour to the greater principles and sources behind that virtue.

What is the narrative situation?

Maināka explains that worshipping Hanumān is indirectly worshipping Hanumān’s divine father, and prepares to narrate the background.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s dharma-knowledge and worthiness of respect, acknowledged by Maināka.