Shloka 34

Devanagari script

हनुमांस्तु गुरून् वृद्धाञ्जाम्बवत्प्रमुखांस्तदा।।।।कुमारमङ्गदं चैव सोऽवन्दत महाकपिः।

Transliteration

hanumāṁs tu gurūn vṛddhān jāmbavat-pramukhāṁs tadā | kumāram aṅgadaṁ caiva so 'vandata mahākapiḥ ||

Translation

于是，大圣哈奴曼向诸位长老与师长顶礼——以阇摩婆梵为首——并也向少主安伽陀致敬行礼。

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन

• tābhyām: by those two
• tābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया द्विवचन (Instrumental dual: 'by those two')

• pūjitaḥ: honoured
• pūjitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pūj (पूज पूजायाम्) (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of honour
• pūjyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pūj (पूज) (यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: 'worthy to be honoured'); पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन

• kapibhiḥ: by the monkeys
• kapibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• prasāditaḥ: pleased/propitiated
• prasāditaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√sad (सद् शान्तौ/प्रसादे) (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन (either 'pleased' or 'propitiated')

• dṛṣṭā: (she) was seen
• dṛṣṭā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् दर्शन) (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन (agreeing with sītā): 'seen'

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle: 'thus')

• vikrāntaḥ: valiant
• vikrāntaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikrānta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from vi-√kram क्रम्)
• Form: विशेषणवत् संज्ञा; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन (vocative sense implied: 'O valiant one' or nominative describing saḥ)

• saṃkṣepeṇa: briefly
• saṃkṣepeṇa: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃkṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (Instrumental singular used adverbially: 'briefly')

• nyavedayat: reported/informed
• nyavedayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (विद् ज्ञापने/निवेदने)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (3rd person singular)

Context

The great Hanuman also offered salutations to elders, preceptors such as Jambavan and other leaders. He also saluted the young Angada.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Jāmbavān
• Aṅgada

FAQs

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

Dharma is maryādā: even after great success, one maintains humility and honors elders, teachers, and rightful leaders.

What is the narrative situation?

After being welcomed, Hanumān formally pays respects to senior leaders and to Aṅgada as prince and commander.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vinaya (humility) and respect for hierarchy grounded in dharma, not ego.