Shloka 17

पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्

Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace

Devanagari script

विद्रुमेण विचित्रेण मणिभिश्च महाघनैः।निस्तुलाभिश्च मुक्ताभिस्तलेनाभिविराजितम्।।5.9.17।।

Transliteration

vidrumeṇa vicitreṇa maṇibhiś ca mahāghanaiḥ |

nistulābhiś ca muktābhis talenābhivirājitam ||5.9.17||

Translation

Seine Fläche leuchtete strahlend, geschmückt mit bunt schimmernder Koralle, überaus kostbaren Edelsteinen und unvergleichlichen Perlen.

Word by Word

• विद्रुमेण: with coral
• विद्रुमेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (usage varies), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• विचित्रेण: variegated/ornate
• विचित्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (agreeing with विद्रुमेण), तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मणिभिः: with gems
• मणिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• महाघनैः: very precious/massive
• महाघनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मह
  01 + घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; मणिभिः विशेषण; समासः: महान्तः घनाः (very dense/solid; figuratively very precious)

• निस्तुलाभिः: peerless
• निस्तुलाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निस्तुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; मुक्ताभिः विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• मुक्ताभिः: with pearls
• मुक्ताभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• तलेन: on the surface
• तलेन: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; साधन/अधिकरणभाव (on the surface)

• अभिविराजितम्: shining brilliantly
• अभिविराजितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिविराजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अभि-√राज् (धातु))
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विमानस्य विशेषण

Context

It was bright like molten gold, fragrant with red sandal comparable to the rising Sun.

Characters & Entities

• vidruma (coral)
• maṇi (gems)
• muktā (pearls)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Opulence is depicted to heighten the ethical contrast: dharma is not ornamentation but right action. The Ramayana encourages detachment from glittering surfaces in favor of truth and duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān sees floors/surfaces richly inlaid with coral, gems, and pearls within the royal environs.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Non-attachment (asaṅga): the heroic agent remains unmoved by luxury while pursuing a righteous objective.