मारुतस्यात्मजश्श्रीमान्हनुमान्नाम वीर्यवान्। वज्रसंहननोपेतो वैनतेयसमो जवे।।1.17.15।।
Meaning
The glorious and valiant son of the Wind-god was named Hanuman, adamantine in constitution and equal in speed to Garuda, son of Vinata.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mārutasya ātmajaḥ śrīmān | मारुतस्य आत्मजः श्रीमान् | the glorious son of Marut (the wind-god) | Nominative singular |
| hanumān nāma vīryavān | हनुमान् नाम वीर्यवान् | the mighty one named Hanuman | Nominative singular |
| vajra-saṃhanana-upetaḥ | वज्र-संहनन-उपेतः | endowed with a thunderbolt-like constitution | Nominative singular |
| vainateya-samaḥ jave | वैनतेय-समः जवे | equal to Vainateya (Garuda) in speed | Nominative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source cites Griffith's cross-cultural gloss on Garuda, invoked here as the standard for Hanuman's speed: Garuda is generally depicted as part man, part bird, sovereign of the feathered race, and comparable to the Persian Simurgh, the Arabic Anka, the Griffin of European chivalry (without the lion's body), the Egyptian Phoenix, and the bird perched on the World-Tree Yggdrasil in Norse mythology.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.17.15 · Bāla Kāṇḍa