Verse 7 of 43
Chaupai 5 of Hanuman Chalisa
Hath Bajra Au Dhvaja Birajai हाथ बज्र औ ध्वजा बिराजै।
Kandhe Moonj Janeu Sajai काँधे मूँज जनेऊ साजै॥
Meaning
In your hands shine the thunderbolt and the banner; across your shoulder rests the sacred thread of munja grass.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hath हाथ | in the hands |
| Bajra बज्र | thunderbolt (often read as his mace) |
| Au औ | and |
| Dhvaja ध्वजा | banner |
| Birajai बिराजै | shine |
| Kandhe काँधे | on the shoulder |
| Moonj मूँज | munja grass |
| Janeu जनेऊ | sacred thread |
| Sajai साजै | adorns |
Why this verse matters
Many traditional commentators read 'bajra' here as Hanuman's mace (gada), which strikes like a thunderbolt.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- hātha bajra au dhvajā birājai|kām̐dhe mūm̐ja janeū sājai||
- Telugu
- హాథ్ బజ్ర ఔ ధ్వజా బిరాజై।కాఁధే మూఁజ్ జనేఊ సాజై॥
- Tamil
- ஹாத்² ப³ஜ்ர ஔ த்⁴வஜா பி³ராஜை।காந்தே⁴ மூஞ்ஜ் ஜநேஊ ஸாஜை॥
- Kannada
- ಹಾಥ್ ಬಜ್ರ ಔ ಧ್ವಜಾ ಬಿರಾಜೈ।ಕಾಁಧೇ ಮೂಁಜ್ ಜನೇಊ ಸಾಜೈ॥
- Malayalam
- ഹാഥ് ബജ്ര ഔ ധ്വജാ ബിരാജൈ।കാഁധേ മൂഁജ് ജനേഊ സാജൈ॥
- Gujarati
- હાથ્ બજ્ર ઔ ધ્વજા બિરાજૈ।કાઁધે મૂઁજ્ જનેઊ સાજૈ॥
- Bengali
- হাথ্ বজ্র ঔ ধ্বজা বিরাজৈ।কাঁধে মূঁজ্ জনেঊ সাজৈ॥