Shloka 3.35.24

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

Devanagari script

शङ्खानां प्रसरं चैव प्रवालनिचयं तथा।काञ्चनानि च शैलानि राजतानि च सर्वशः।।।।

Transliteration

śaṅkhānāṁ prasaraṁ caiva pravālanicayaṁ tathā |

kāñcanāni ca śailāni rājatāni ca sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

He saw broad stretches of conches and shells, heaps of coral, and everywhere mounds—some of gold and some of silver.

Context

He saw stretches of conches, heaps of corals and mounds of gold and silver too.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• śaṅkha (conch)
• pravāla (coral)
• kāñcana (gold)
• rājata (silver)

FAQs

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

By presenting immense natural and material wealth, the narrative sets up a dharmic warning: riches are pervasive, but righteousness depends on non-attachment and lawful conduct, not acquisition through adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

The travel description continues, emphasizing the extraordinary abundance of the region Rāvaṇa passes through.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse points less to a virtue and more to a moral pressure-point in the epic: greed and possessiveness versus self-restraint.