Shloka 3.35.11

मारीचाश्रमगमनम् (Ravana’s Journey to Maricha’s Hermitage)

Devanagari script

स शैलं सागरानूपं वीर्यवानवलोकयन्।नानापुष्पफलैर्वृक्षैरनुकीर्णं सहस्रशः।।।।

Transliteration

sa śailaṃ sāgarānūpaṃ vīryavān avalokayan |

nānāpuṣpaphalair vṛkṣair anukīrṇaṃ sahasraśaḥ ||3.35.11||

Translation

That valiant one gazed upon the mountain by the sea’s marshy shore, strewn everywhere—thousandfold—with trees bearing many kinds of flowers and fruits.

Context

Valiant Ravana went-watching the mountains full of thousands of trees bearing flowers and fruits on the shore of the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• śaila (mountain)
• sāgara (sea)
• vṛkṣa (trees)

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds the ordered abundance of nature, which in the Ramayana often mirrors dharmic harmony—fertility, beauty, and balance. It sets a moral contrast: a serene, life-giving landscape is being approached by an agent of disruption.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rāvaṇa travels, he surveys a coastal mountain region rich with flowering and fruiting trees, expanding the scene from personal splendor to the wider world he is moving through.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Observant power (vīrya) is noted, but not as a moral virtue; it functions narratively to show capability. The ethical undertone remains that strength should be governed by dharma, not appetite.