Verse 18 of 43

Chaupai 16 of Hanuman Chalisa

Tum Upkar Sugrivahi Kinha तुम उपकार सुग्रीवहिं कीन्हा।

Ram Milaye Raj Pad Dinha राम मिलाय राज पद दीन्हा॥

Meaning

You did Sugriva a great kindness: you brought him to Shri Ram and so restored him to the throne.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Tum तुम you
Upkar उपकार favour, kindness
Sugrivahi सुग्रीवहिं to Sugriva
Kinha कीन्हा did
Ram राम Shri Ram
Milaye मिलाय uniting with
Raj Pad राज पद the throne
Dinha दीन्हा gave

Why this verse matters

Kishkindha Kand: Hanuman first met Ram and Lakshman disguised as a brahmin and brought them to Sugriva, sealing their friendship.

Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
tuma upakāra sugrīvahiṃ kīnhā|rāma milāya rāja pada dīnhā||
Telugu
తుమ్ ఉపకార్ సుగ్రీవహిం కీన్హా।రామ్ మిలాయ్ రాజ్ పద్ దీన్హా॥
Tamil
தும் உபகார் ஸுக்³ரீவஹிம் கீந்ஹா।ராம் மிலாய் ராஜ் பத்³ தீ³ந்ஹா॥
Kannada
ತುಮ್ ಉಪಕಾರ್ ಸುಗ್ರೀವಹಿಂ ಕೀನ್ಹಾ।ರಾಮ್ ಮಿಲಾಯ್ ರಾಜ್ ಪದ್ ದೀನ್ಹಾ॥
Malayalam
തുമ് ഉപകാര് സുഗ്രീവഹിം കീന്ഹാ।രാമ് മിലായ് രാജ് പദ് ദീന്ഹാ॥
Gujarati
તુમ્ ઉપકાર્ સુગ્રીવહિં કીન્હા।રામ્ મિલાય્ રાજ્ પદ્ દીન્હા॥
Bengali
তুম্ উপকার্ সুগ্রীবহিং কীন্হা।রাম্ মিলায্ রাজ্ পদ্ দীন্হা॥

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