Shloka 5.11.29

रावणान्तःपुर-पानभूमि-विचयः (Hanumān’s Survey of Rāvaṇa’s Inner Palace and Banquet Hall)

Devanagari script

काश्चिच्च वस्त्रमन्यस्यास्स्वपन्त्याः परिधाय च।आहृत्य चाबलाः सुप्ता निद्राबलपराजिताः।।5.11.29।।

Transliteration

kāś cic ca vastram anyasyāḥ svapantyāḥ paridhāya ca |

āhṛtya cābalāḥ suptā nidrābalaparājitāḥ || 5.11.29 ||

Translation

Some women, overcome by the force of sleep, pulled at another sleeping woman’s garment and lay asleep, covering themselves with it.

Context

Overcome with sleep some women pulled clothes of other women and covered their bodies with them.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• women of the palace

FAQs

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

It underscores the ordinary fragility of embodied life—sleep overpowers all—while Hanumān’s dharma is to move carefully and not harm or disturb as he searches.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān witnesses women asleep in disarray, some using others’ garments for covering, indicating late-night revelry and exhaustion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Carefulness and restraint in a private space, consistent with Hanumān’s disciplined mission.