Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 102, Shloka 33

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:

Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain

Devanagari script

समागम्यमहावेगःसंन्यस्यशिखरंगिरेः ।।।।विश्रम्यकिञ्चिद्धनुमान्सुषेणमिदमब्रवीत् ।

Transliteration

samāgamya mahāvegaḥ saṃnyasya śikharaṃ gireḥ |

viśramya kiñcid hanumān suṣeṇam idam abravīt ||

Translation

他以极快之势归来，放下山峰；稍作歇息后，哈奴曼对苏舍那说道。

Word by Word

• samāgamya: having arrived
• samāgamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from sam-ā-√gam; ‘having come/arrived’

• mahāvegaḥ: very swift
• mahāvegaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-vega (प्रातिपदिक; महा + वेग)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used adjectivally for Hanumān; ‘of great speed’

• saṃnyasya: having set down
• saṃnyasya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√nyas (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from sam-√nyas; ‘having set down/placed’

• śikharam: the peak
• śikharam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gireḥ: of the mountain
• gireḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• viśramya: having rested
• viśramya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√śram (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from vi-√śram; ‘having rested’

• kiñcit: a little (while)
• kiñcit: Kāla/Parimāṇa (काल/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण) ‘a little/for a while’

• hanumān: Hanuman
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• suṣeṇam: to Sushena
• suṣeṇam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suṣeṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; pronoun used as object of speech

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; from √brū ‘to speak’

Context

Like a dark cloud filled with water carried by wind, Hanuman held the mountain peak and went in the air from the surface of the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sushena
• Mountain peak

FAQs

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

Dharma is cooperative righteousness: heroic action is completed by handing over the task to the right expert, ensuring the common good.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman returns with the peak and coordinates with Sushena so the correct herb can be extracted and administered.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and teamwork—Hanuman does not claim mastery of medicine; he consults the physician.