Verse 20 of 43
Chaupai 18 of Hanuman Chalisa
Jug Sahasra Jojan Par Bhanu जुग सहस्र जोजन पर भानू।
Leelyo Tahi Madhur Phal Janu लील्यो ताहि मधुर फल जानू॥
Meaning
The sun, thousands of yojanas away, you swallowed, thinking it a sweet fruit.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jug जुग | an age (here, a great multiple) |
| Sahasra सहस्र | thousand |
| Jojan जोजन | yojanas (ancient measure of distance) |
| Par पर | away, at a distance of |
| Bhanu भानू | the sun |
| Leelyo लील्यो | swallowed |
| Tahi ताहि | it |
| Madhur मधुर | sweet |
| Phal फल | fruit |
| Janu जानू | thinking it |
Why this verse matters
A childhood episode: the infant Hanuman leapt at the rising sun, taking it for a ripe fruit. Some readers see in 'jug sahasra jojan' a traditional reckoning of the sun's distance; the plain sense is 'thousands upon thousands of yojanas away'.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- juga sahasra jojana para bhānū|līlyo tāhi madhura phala jānū||
- Telugu
- జుగ్ సహస్ర జోజన్ పర్ భానూ।లీల్యో తాహి మధుర్ ఫల్ జానూ॥
- Tamil
- ஜுக்³ ஸஹஸ்ர ஜோஜந் பர் பா⁴நூ।லீல்யோ தாஹி மது⁴ர் ப²ல் ஜாநூ॥
- Kannada
- ಜುಗ್ ಸಹಸ್ರ ಜೋಜನ್ ಪರ್ ಭಾನೂ।ಲೀಲ್ಯೋ ತಾಹಿ ಮಧುರ್ ಫಲ್ ಜಾನೂ॥
- Malayalam
- ജുഗ് സഹസ്ര ജോജന് പര് ഭാനൂ।ലീല്യോ താഹി മധുര് ഫല് ജാനൂ॥
- Gujarati
- જુગ્ સહસ્ર જોજન્ પર્ ભાનૂ।લીલ્યો તાહિ મધુર્ ફલ્ જાનૂ॥
- Bengali
- জুগ্ সহস্র জোজন্ পর্ ভানূ।লীল্যো তাহি মধুর্ ফল্ জানূ॥