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