Shloka 28

Karṇa–Sūrya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dāna, and the Amoghā Śakti (कर्ण–सूर्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

शालिप्रसूनसदृशै: शिरीषकुसुमप्रभै: । तरुणादित्यसदृशै: शणगौरैश्व वानरै:,राजन! धानके फूल-जैसे रंगवाले, मौलसिरीके पुष्प-सदृश कान्तिवाले, प्रातःकालके सूर्यके समान अरुण प्रभावाले तथा सनईके समान सफेद रंगवाले वानरोंसे व्याप्त होनेके कारण लंकाकी चहारदीवारी चारों ओर कपिलवर्णकी दिखायी देती थी। स्त्रियों और वृद्धोंसहित समस्त लंकावासी राक्षस चारों ओर आश्वर्यचकित होकर इस दृश्यको देख रहे थे

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |

śāliprasūnasadṛśaiḥ śirīṣakusumaprabhaiḥ |

taruṇādityasadṛśaiḥ śaṇagauraiś ca vānaraiḥ, rājan |

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O king, the ramparts of Laṅkā appeared tawny on every side, for they were filled with monkeys—some the hue of fresh rice-blossoms, some radiant like the flowers of the śirīṣa tree, some glowing red like the rising sun, and others pale-white like flax. Seeing this astonishing sight all around, the rākṣasas of Laṅkā—women and elders included—stood watching in wonder.”

Word by Word

शालि-प्रसून-सदृशैःwith (those) resembling rice-flowers

शिरीष-कुसुम-प्रभैःwith (those) having the radiance of śirīṣa blossoms

तरुण-आदित्य-सदृशैःwith (those) resembling the young/morning sun

शण-गौरैःwith (those) white like hemp/flax

चand

वानरैःby/with monkeys

राजन्O king

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

King (rājan)

Laṅkā

Vānaras (monkeys)

Rākṣasas of Laṅkā

Women of Laṅkā

Elders of Laṅkā

Ramparts/walls (implied by context)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes