Verse 13 of 43
Chaupai 11 of Hanuman Chalisa
Laye Sajivan Lakhan Jiyaye लाय सजीवन लखन जियाये।
Shri Raghubir Harashi Ur Laye श्रीरघुबीर हरषि उर लाये॥
Meaning
Bringing the Sanjivani herb, you revived Lakshman, and Shri Ram, overjoyed, held you to his heart.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Laye लाय | bringing |
| Sajivan सजीवन | the Sanjivani herb |
| Lakhan लखन | Lakshman |
| Jiyaye जियाये | revived |
| Shri Raghubir श्रीरघुबीर | Shri Ram, hero of the Raghus |
| Harashi हरषि | rejoicing |
| Ur उर | to the heart |
| Laye लाये | held, embraced |
Why this verse matters
Lanka Kand: when Lakshman fell to Meghnad's weapon, Hanuman flew to the Himalayas and, unable to pick out the herb, carried back the whole mountain.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- lāya sajīvana lakhana jiyāye|śrīraghubīra haraṣi ura lāye||
- Telugu
- లాయ్ సజీవన్ లఖన్ జియాయే।శ్రీరఘుబీర్ హరషి ఉర్ లాయే॥
- Tamil
- லாய் ஸஜீவந் லக²ந் ஜியாயே।ஶ்ரீரகு⁴பீ³ர் ஹரஷி உர் லாயே॥
- Kannada
- ಲಾಯ್ ಸಜೀವನ್ ಲಖನ್ ಜಿಯಾಯೇ।ಶ್ರೀರಘುಬೀರ್ ಹರಷಿ ಉರ್ ಲಾಯೇ॥
- Malayalam
- ലായ് സജീവന് ലഖന് ജിയായേ।ശ്രീരഘുബീര് ഹരഷി ഉര് ലായേ॥
- Gujarati
- લાય્ સજીવન્ લખન્ જિયાયે।શ્રીરઘુબીર્ હરષિ ઉર્ લાયે॥
- Bengali
- লায্ সজীবন্ লখন্ জিযাযে।শ্রীরঘুবীর্ হরষি উর্ লাযে॥