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Jai Hanuman gyan gun sagar: meaning

Chaupai 1 of the Hanuman Chalisa

जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर

जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर

jai Hanumān jñān gun sāgar / jai Kapīs tihũ lok ujāgar

Victory to Hanuman, an ocean of wisdom and goodness. Victory to the lord of the monkeys, who lights up all three worlds.

Words

जय jaivictory to
हनुमान HanumānHanumanValmiki ties the name to hanu, jaw; see chaupai 18.
ज्ञान jñānwisdom
गुन gungoodnessAwadhi form of Sanskrit guṇa, quality.
सागर sāgarocean
जय jaivictory to
कपीस Kapīslord of monkeysSanskrit kapi (monkey) plus īśa (lord).
तिहुँ tihũall threeAwadhi for Hindi tīnoṃ.
लोक lokworlds
उजागर ujāgarlighting up