Hanuman Quotes in Sanskrit With Meaning: Bio, WhatsApp Status and Shlokas
Hanuman is the one people call on when something has to get done: strength that serves, speed with a purpose, a mind that never gives up. So here are the Hanuman shlokas and verses people use for an Instagram bio, a WhatsApp status or a tattoo — each one complete, never half a verse, with its Hindi and English meaning and its true source.
Most come from Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana and the Ramraksha Stotra. The much-loved verses of the Hanuman Chalisa and the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas are in Awadhi, not Sanskrit, and we've marked them that way. Near the end we list famous "Hanuman quotes" whose source is usually given wrongly.
Hanuman Sanskrit shlokas with meaning
Each card is the whole verse: the original words, how to read them, and the meaning in English and Hindi. The Ramayana verses are from the critical edition of Valmiki's Ramayana (Oriental Institute, Baroda), with references as Kanda · sarga.verse. The Ramraksha Stotra is a later Sanskrit hymn to Rama; the Hanuman Chalisa and Ramcharitmanas verses are Tulsidas's Awadhi. The most loved come first.
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं
जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं
श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥
जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं
श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥
manojavaṃ mārutatulyavegaṃ
jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭham
vātātmajaṃ vānarayūthamukhyaṃ
śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye
jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭham
vātātmajaṃ vānarayūthamukhyaṃ
śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye
“I take refuge in Rama's messenger: swift as the mind, fast as the wind, master of his senses, first among the wise, son of the Wind, chief of the monkey host.”
मन के समान गति वाले, पवन के समान वेग वाले, जितेन्द्रिय, बुद्धिमानों में श्रेष्ठ, पवनपुत्र, वानर सेना के प्रमुख श्रीरामदूत की मैं शरण लेता हूँ।
Rāmarakṣā Stotra 33 · Budha Kauśika
राम दुआरे तुम रखवारे।
होत न आज्ञा बिनु पैसारे॥
सब सुख लहै तुम्हारी सरना।
तुम रक्षक काहू को डर ना॥
होत न आज्ञा बिनु पैसारे॥
सब सुख लहै तुम्हारी सरना।
तुम रक्षक काहू को डर ना॥
rām duāre tum rakhvāre
hot na ājñā binu paisāre
sab sukh lahai tumhārī sarnā
tum rakṣak kāhū ko ḍar nā
hot na ājñā binu paisāre
sab sukh lahai tumhārī sarnā
tum rakṣak kāhū ko ḍar nā
“You guard Rama's door; no one enters without your leave. Whoever takes refuge in you finds every joy — with you as protector, why fear anyone?”
आप श्रीराम के द्वार के रखवाले हैं; आपकी आज्ञा के बिना कोई भीतर नहीं जा सकता। जो आपकी शरण में आता है, उसे सब सुख मिलते हैं — जब आप रक्षक हैं, तो किसी से क्या डरना?
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupais 21–22 · Tulsidas · Awadhi, not Sanskrit
जयत्यतिबलो रामो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः
राजा जयति सुग्रीवो राघवेणाभिपालितः
दासोऽहं कोसलेन्द्रस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः
हनुमाञ्शत्रुसैन्यानां निहन्ता मारुतात्मजः
राजा जयति सुग्रीवो राघवेणाभिपालितः
दासोऽहं कोसलेन्द्रस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः
हनुमाञ्शत्रुसैन्यानां निहन्ता मारुतात्मजः
jayaty atibalo rāmo lakṣmaṇaś ca mahābalaḥ
rājā jayati sugrīvo rāghaveṇābhipālitaḥ
dāso 'haṃ kosalendrasya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
hanumāñ śatrusainyānāṃ nihantā mārutātmajaḥ
rājā jayati sugrīvo rāghaveṇābhipālitaḥ
dāso 'haṃ kosalendrasya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
hanumāñ śatrusainyānāṃ nihantā mārutātmajaḥ
“Victory to mighty Rama and to Lakshmana of great strength! Victory to King Sugriva, protected by Rama! I am the servant of the lord of Kosala, Rama of tireless deeds — Hanuman, son of the Wind, destroyer of enemy armies.”
अतिबली राम की जय, महाबली लक्ष्मण की जय! राम द्वारा रक्षित राजा सुग्रीव की जय! मैं अनायास महान कर्म करने वाले कोसलराज राम का दास हूँ — शत्रु सेना का संहारक, पवनपुत्र हनुमान।
Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda 5.41.6–7 · Hanuman in Lanka
अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलमनिर्वेदः परं सुखम्
भूयस्तावद्विचेष्यामि न यत्र विचयः कृतः
अनिर्वेदो हि सततं सर्वार्थेषु प्रवर्तकः
करोति सफलं जन्तोः कर्म यच्च करोति सः
भूयस्तावद्विचेष्यामि न यत्र विचयः कृतः
अनिर्वेदो हि सततं सर्वार्थेषु प्रवर्तकः
करोति सफलं जन्तोः कर्म यच्च करोति सः
anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlam anirvedaḥ paraṃ sukham
bhūyas tāvad viceṣyāmi na yatra vicayaḥ kṛtaḥ
anirvedo hi satataṃ sarvārtheṣu pravartakaḥ
karoti saphalaṃ jantoḥ karma yac ca karoti saḥ
bhūyas tāvad viceṣyāmi na yatra vicayaḥ kṛtaḥ
anirvedo hi satataṃ sarvārtheṣu pravartakaḥ
karoti saphalaṃ jantoḥ karma yac ca karoti saḥ
“Not losing heart is the root of success, the highest joy. I will search again where I have not yet searched. Not losing heart is what drives every undertaking; it makes whatever a person does bear fruit.”
हार न मानना ही सफलता की जड़ है, यही परम सुख है। जहाँ अभी तक नहीं खोजा, वहाँ फिर खोजूँगा। उत्साह ही हर काम को आगे बढ़ाता है और मनुष्य के हर कर्म को सफल बनाता है।
Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda 5.10.10–11 · Hanuman searching for Sita
और देवता चित्त न धरई।
हनुमत सेई सर्ब सुख करई॥
संकट कटै मिटै सब पीरा।
जो सुमिरै हनुमत बलबीरा॥
हनुमत सेई सर्ब सुख करई॥
संकट कटै मिटै सब पीरा।
जो सुमिरै हनुमत बलबीरा॥
aur devtā citt na dharaī
hanumat seī sarb sukh karaī
saṅkaṭ kaṭai miṭai sab pīrā
jo sumirai hanumat balbīrā
hanumat seī sarb sukh karaī
saṅkaṭ kaṭai miṭai sab pīrā
jo sumirai hanumat balbīrā
“Even one who keeps no other god in mind finds every joy by serving Hanuman. Troubles end and every pain fades for whoever remembers mighty Hanuman.”
दूसरे देवताओं का ध्यान न भी करे, तो भी हनुमान जी की सेवा से सब सुख मिलते हैं। जो बलवीर हनुमान का स्मरण करता है, उसके संकट कट जाते हैं और सारी पीड़ा मिट जाती है।
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupais 35–36 · Tulsidas · Awadhi, not Sanskrit
रामदूतं च मां विद्धि सुग्रीवसचिवं कपिम्।
सोऽहं दौत्येन रामस्य त्वत्समीपमिहागतः॥
सोऽहं दौत्येन रामस्य त्वत्समीपमिहागतः॥
rāmadūtaṃ ca māṃ viddhi sugrīvasacivaṃ kapim
so 'haṃ dautyena rāmasya tvatsamīpam ihāgataḥ
so 'haṃ dautyena rāmasya tvatsamīpam ihāgataḥ
“Know me as Rama's messenger, a monkey, Sugriva's minister. It is as Rama's envoy that I have come here to you.”
मुझे श्रीराम का दूत, सुग्रीव का मन्त्री वानर जानो। राम का दूत बनकर ही मैं यहाँ तुम्हारे पास आया हूँ।
Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda 5.56.114 · Hanuman, retelling what he said to Ravana
हनूमान तेहि परसा कर पुनि कीन्ह प्रनाम।
राम काजु कीन्हें बिनु मोहि कहाँ बिश्राम॥
राम काजु कीन्हें बिनु मोहि कहाँ बिश्राम॥
hanūmān tehi parsā kar puni kīnh pranām
rām kāju kīnheṃ binu mohi kahāṃ biśrām
rām kāju kīnheṃ binu mohi kahāṃ biśrām
“Hanuman touched the mountain with his hand, then bowed to it: “How can I rest before Rama's work is done?””
हनुमान जी ने मैनाक पर्वत को हाथ से छुआ, फिर प्रणाम करके कहा — श्रीराम का काम किए बिना मुझे विश्राम कहाँ?
Ramcharitmanas, Sundar Kand, doha 1 · Tulsidas · Awadhi, not Sanskrit · Hanuman to the mountain Mainaka, refusing to stop mid-flight
विद्यावान गुनी अति चातुर।
राम काज करिबे को आतुर॥
प्रभु चरित्र सुनिबे को रसिया।
राम लखन सीता मन बसिया॥
राम काज करिबे को आतुर॥
प्रभु चरित्र सुनिबे को रसिया।
राम लखन सीता मन बसिया॥
vidyāvān gunī ati cātur
rām kāj karibe ko ātur
prabhu caritra sunibe ko rasiyā
rām lakhan sītā man basiyā
rām kāj karibe ko ātur
prabhu caritra sunibe ko rasiyā
rām lakhan sītā man basiyā
“Learned, virtuous and very wise, always eager to do Rama's work; you delight in hearing the Lord's story, and Rama, Lakshmana and Sita live in your heart.”
आप विद्वान, गुणवान और अत्यन्त चतुर हैं, श्रीराम का काम करने को सदा उत्सुक रहते हैं; प्रभु की कथा सुनने के रसिया हैं, और राम, लक्ष्मण तथा सीता आपके मन में बसते हैं।
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupais 7–8 · Tulsidas · Awadhi, not Sanskrit
यस्य त्वेतानि चत्वारि वानरेन्द्र यथा तव
धृतिर्दृष्टिर्मतिर्दाक्ष्यं स कर्मसु न सीदति
धृतिर्दृष्टिर्मतिर्दाक्ष्यं स कर्मसु न सीदति
yasya tv etāni catvāri vānarendra yathā tava
dhṛtir dṛṣṭir matir dākṣyaṃ sa karmasu na sīdati
dhṛtir dṛṣṭir matir dākṣyaṃ sa karmasu na sīdati
“Whoever has these four, as you do, lord of monkeys — steadiness, vision, intelligence and skill — never fails in his tasks.”
हे वानरश्रेष्ठ, जिसमें तुम्हारी तरह ये चार गुण हों — धैर्य, दृष्टि, बुद्धि और कौशल — वह किसी काम में विफल नहीं होता।
Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda 5.1.180 · the beings of the sky to Hanuman
तस्याहं शीघ्रवेगस्य शीघ्रगस्य महात्मनः
मारुतस्यौरसः पुत्रः प्लवने नास्ति मे समः
उत्सहेयं हि विस्तीर्णमालिखन्तमिवाम्बरम्
मेरुं गिरिमसंगेन परिगन्तुं सहस्रशः
मारुतस्यौरसः पुत्रः प्लवने नास्ति मे समः
उत्सहेयं हि विस्तीर्णमालिखन्तमिवाम्बरम्
मेरुं गिरिमसंगेन परिगन्तुं सहस्रशः
tasyāhaṃ śīghravegasya śīghragasya mahātmanaḥ
mārutasyaurasaḥ putraḥ plavane nāsti me samaḥ
utsaheyaṃ hi vistīrṇam ālikhantam ivāmbaram
meruṃ girim asaṃgena parigantuṃ sahasraśaḥ
mārutasyaurasaḥ putraḥ plavane nāsti me samaḥ
utsaheyaṃ hi vistīrṇam ālikhantam ivāmbaram
meruṃ girim asaṃgena parigantuṃ sahasraśaḥ
“I am the own son of that swift, great-souled Wind; in leaping, no one is my equal. I could circle Mount Meru, which seems to scrape the wide sky, a thousand times without stopping.”
मैं उस शीघ्रगामी महात्मा पवन का औरस पुत्र हूँ; छलाँग में मेरे बराबर कोई नहीं। आकाश को छूते मेरु पर्वत की मैं बिना रुके हज़ार बार परिक्रमा कर सकता हूँ।
Valmiki Ramayana · Kishkindha Kanda 4.66.7–8 · Hanuman before the leap
भूत पिसाच निकट नहिं आवै।
महाबीर जब नाम सुनावै॥
नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा।
जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा॥
महाबीर जब नाम सुनावै॥
नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा।
जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा॥
bhūt pisāc nikaṭ nahiṃ āvai
mahābīr jab nām sunāvai
nāsai rog harai sab pīrā
japat nirantar hanumat bīrā
mahābīr jab nām sunāvai
nāsai rog harai sab pīrā
japat nirantar hanumat bīrā
“No ghost or demon comes near when the name of Mahavir is spoken. Disease is destroyed and every pain removed by chanting brave Hanuman's name without pause.”
जहाँ महावीर का नाम सुनाया जाता है, वहाँ भूत-पिशाच पास नहीं आते। वीर हनुमान का निरन्तर जप करने से रोग नष्ट होते हैं और सारी पीड़ा दूर होती है।
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupais 24–25 · Tulsidas · Awadhi, not Sanskrit
प्रभु मुद्रिका मेलि मुख माहीं।
जलधि लाँघि गये अचरज नाहीं॥
दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते।
सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते॥
जलधि लाँघि गये अचरज नाहीं॥
दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते।
सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते॥
prabhu mudrikā meli mukh māhīṃ
jaladhi lāṅghi gaye acaraj nāhīṃ
durgam kāj jagat ke jete
sugam anugrah tumhare tete
jaladhi lāṅghi gaye acaraj nāhīṃ
durgam kāj jagat ke jete
sugam anugrah tumhare tete
“With the Lord's ring held in your mouth you leapt the ocean — no wonder in that. Every hard task in the world becomes easy by your grace.”
प्रभु की अँगूठी मुँह में रखकर आपने समुद्र लाँघ लिया — इसमें कोई आश्चर्य नहीं। संसार के जितने भी कठिन काम हैं, आपकी कृपा से सब आसान हो जाते हैं।
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupais 19–20 · Tulsidas · Awadhi, not Sanskrit
कृतं हनुमता कार्यं सुमहद्भुवि दुष्करम्
मनसापि यदन्येन न शक्यं धरणीतले
न हि तं परिपश्यामि यस्तरेत महार्णवम्
अन्यत्र गरुणाद्वायोरन्यत्र च हनूमतः
मनसापि यदन्येन न शक्यं धरणीतले
न हि तं परिपश्यामि यस्तरेत महार्णवम्
अन्यत्र गरुणाद्वायोरन्यत्र च हनूमतः
kṛtaṃ hanumatā kāryaṃ sumahad bhuvi duṣkaram
manasāpi yad anyena na śakyaṃ dharaṇītale
na hi taṃ paripaśyāmi yas tareta mahārṇavam
anyatra garuṇād vāyor anyatra ca hanūmataḥ
manasāpi yad anyena na śakyaṃ dharaṇītale
na hi taṃ paripaśyāmi yas tareta mahārṇavam
anyatra garuṇād vāyor anyatra ca hanūmataḥ
“Hanuman has done a great deed, the hardest on earth — one no one else on this earth could do even in thought. I see no one who could cross the great ocean except Garuda, the Wind, and Hanuman.”
हनुमान ने धरती का सबसे कठिन महान कार्य किया है, जिसे कोई और मन से भी नहीं कर सकता। गरुड़, वायु और हनुमान के सिवा मैं किसी को नहीं देखता जो महासागर पार कर सके।
Valmiki Ramayana · Yuddha Kanda 6.1.2–3 · Rama about Hanuman
एष सर्वस्वभूतस्तु परिष्वङ्गो हनूमतः
मया कालमिमं प्राप्य दत्तस्तस्य महात्मनः
मया कालमिमं प्राप्य दत्तस्तस्य महात्मनः
eṣa sarvasvabhūtas tu pariṣvaṅgo hanūmataḥ
mayā kālam imaṃ prāpya dattas tasya mahātmanaḥ
mayā kālam imaṃ prāpya dattas tasya mahātmanaḥ
“This embrace, which is everything I have, I give now to great-souled Hanuman.”
यह आलिंगन ही मेरा सर्वस्व है — इस घड़ी में मैं इसे महात्मा हनुमान को देता हूँ।
Valmiki Ramayana · Yuddha Kanda 6.1.12 · Rama, embracing Hanuman
A moment of doubt
विनाशे बहवो दोषा जीवन्प्राप्नोति भद्रकम्
तस्मात्प्राणान्धरिष्यामि ध्रुवो जीवति संगमः
तस्मात्प्राणान्धरिष्यामि ध्रुवो जीवति संगमः
vināśe bahavo doṣā jīvan prāpnoti bhadrakam
tasmāt prāṇān dhariṣyāmi dhruvo jīvati saṃgamaḥ
tasmāt prāṇān dhariṣyāmi dhruvo jīvati saṃgamaḥ
“In perishing there are many wrongs; the one who lives finds good fortune. So I will hold on to life — for the living, reunion is certain.”
हार कर मिट जाने में अनेक दोष हैं; जो जीवित रहता है, उसे शुभ मिलता है। इसलिए मैं प्राण रखूँगा — जीवित रहने वाले का मिलन निश्चित है।
Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda 5.11.47 · Hanuman to himself
Valmiki doesn't make Hanuman's search easy. After combing Lanka and not finding Sita, he despairs: if he goes back and says "I did not see her", he fears Rama, Lakshmana and the whole army will lose the will to live (Sundara Kanda 5.11.23). For a while he thinks of never going home at all. Then he steadies himself with the verse above, bows to Rama and Sita, and goes to search the one grove he hasn't tried — the Ashoka grove, where he finds her. That is the Hanuman of the Ramayana: not a hero who never doubts, but one who doesn't stop.
Famous "Hanuman quotes" that aren't from Valmiki's Ramayana
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मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं…The most loved Sanskrit verse about Hanuman is often called "Valmiki Ramayana". It is verse 33 of the Ramraksha Stotra, a later hymn to Rama attributed to Budha Kauśika. It isn't in the critical edition of the Ramayana.Rāmarakṣā Stotra 33
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जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर…The Hanuman Chalisa is by Tulsidas (16th century) and is in Awadhi, a form of Hindi — not Sanskrit, and not part of Valmiki's Ramayana.Hanuman Chalisa, Tulsidas · Awadhi
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नानृग्वेदविनीतस्य…Rama's famous praise of Hanuman's speech — "no one who hadn't mastered the Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas could speak like this" — is in many printed Ramayanas, but not in the critical edition, which goes straight from Hanuman's greeting to Rama's reply.Printed (vulgate) Kishkindha Kanda, chapter 3 · not in the critical edition
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यत्र यत्र रघुनाथकीर्तनम्…"Wherever Rama's name is sung, there Hanuman stands with folded hands and tear-filled eyes." A much-loved prayer verse; we could not trace it to a named text, so we leave it out of the verses above.Traditional prayer verse · source text not traced
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बुद्धिर्बलं यशो धैर्यं…"Wisdom, strength, fame, courage… come from remembering Hanuman." Another popular verse with no source we could confirm.Traditional prayer verse · source text not traced
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यतो हनुमान् ततो जयः"Where Hanuman is, there is victory" is a modern play on the Mahabharata's यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ("where dharma is, there is victory"). We print it on one of our own posters — it's a line in the spirit of the texts, not a quote from them.Modern line, after Mahabharata 6.62.34
Questions people ask
What is the most famous Sanskrit shloka on Hanuman?
“मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्…” — swift as the mind, fast as the wind. It is verse 33 of the Ramraksha Stotra, not Valmiki's Ramayana. From the Ramayana itself, Hanuman's own line “दासोऽहं कोसलेन्द्रस्य” (I am the servant of the king of Kosala, Sundara Kanda 5.41.7) is the shortest and strongest.
Is the Hanuman Chalisa in Sanskrit?
No. Tulsidas wrote it in Awadhi, an old form of Hindi, in the 16th century. It sounds close to Sanskrit because it borrows many Sanskrit words, but the grammar is Awadhi.
What does “अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलम्” mean?
Not losing heart is the root of success. Hanuman says it to himself in Lanka when he still hasn't found Sita (Sundara Kanda 5.10.10) — a good line for anyone in the middle of something hard.
Which Hanuman quote is good for a tattoo?
Short lines suit a tattoo: “दासोऽहं कोसलेन्द्रस्य”, “अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलम्”, or “रामदूतं च मां विद्धि” (know me as Rama's messenger). Have the Devanagari checked by someone who reads Sanskrit before it goes on skin.
Where do these meanings come from?
The Sanskrit is from the critical edition of Valmiki's Ramayana (Oriental Institute, Baroda) and the traditional text of the Ramraksha Stotra. The Awadhi lines are from the Hanuman Chalisa and the Gita Press text of the Ramcharitmanas. The English and Hindi renderings are our own.
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