हनुमन् (hanuman)

बुद्धिर्बलं यशोधैर्यं निर्भयत्वम् अरोगताम् |

अजाड्यं वाक्पतुत्वं च हनूमत् स्मरणात् भवेत् ||

buddhir balam yashO dhairyam nirbhayatvam arOgatAm |

ajADyam vAkpaTutvam ca hanUmat smaraNAt bhavEt ||

हनुमन् स्मरनात् बुद्धिं बलं यशस् धैर्यं निर्भयत्वम् अरोगताम् अजाड्यम् वाक्पटुत्वम् च भवेत्

हनूमन् (hanUman) - Hanuman; स्मरणात् (smaraNAt) - Remembers (thinks of); बुद्धिं (buddhiH) - Intelligence; बलं (balam) - Strength; यशस् (yashas) - worthy; धैर्यं (dhairyam) - bravery; निर्भयत्वम् (nirbhayatvam) - fearlessness; अरोगताम् (arOgatAm) - free of disease; अजाड्यम् (activeness); वाक्पटुत्वम् (skillfulness in speech); च (ca) - and; भवेत् - Let it happen

Let (one who) mediates on Hanuman have (the qualities of) intelligence, strength, honor, bravery, fearlessness, disease-free, activeness (not being lazy), and skillfulness in speech

• What action is being asked in this shlOka?

  • bhavEt: Let it happen (to one)

• Let what happen?

  • buddhiH: (keen) intelligence

  • balam: (physical) strength

  • yashas: Worthy (an example for others)

  • dhairyam: brave

  • nirbhayatvam: fearless

  • arOgatAm: free of diseases

  • ajADyam: Not being lazy (proactive)

  • vAkpaTutvam: Skillfulness in speech

• How will all these happen?

  • smaraNAt: By remembering (by fixing our mind on)

• How will all these happen by remembering who?

  • HanUman: On HanUman

HanUman is a very interesting character and a great role model in rAmAyana.

Not only was he very devoted and attached to rAma, he was also a person who had all the ideal qualities a person should have in life. Despite not being a human in the story, he was the example for a perfect human being and despite being perfect in many ways, he was the most humble follower of rAma.

That is why this shlOka specifically is to HanUman, asking him to bless us with his qualities so we can also be like him.