Shloka 5.5.21

चन्द्रप्रकाशे लङ्कानिरीक्षणम् — Moonlit Survey of Lanka and the Unfound Sita

Devanagari script

ततः प्रियान् प्राप्य मनोभिरामाः सुप्रीतियुक्ताः प्रसमीक्ष्यरामाः।गृहेषु हृष्टाः परमाभिरामाः हरिप्रवीरः स ददर्श रामाः।।5.5.21।।

Transliteration

tataḥ priyān prāpya manobhirāmāḥ suprīti-yuktāḥ prasamīkṣya rāmāḥ | gṛheṣu hṛṣṭāḥ paramābhirāmāḥ hari-pravīraḥ sa dadarśa rāmāḥ ||5.5.21||

Translation

Then the heroic monkey beheld those women, delightful to the mind, who, having attained their beloveds, were filled with gladness and rejoiced within their homes.

Context

That heroic monkey saw ogresses delighted in the happy company of their loved ones who have joined them, ecstatic wives in the houses.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Laṅkā
• Homes/palaces (gṛha)

FAQs

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

The verse sets up a moral contrast: ordinary domestic happiness is visible everywhere, yet Sītā’s dharmic fidelity and suffering in separation remain unresolved—driving the urgency of righteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues his search through residences, observing couples enjoying reunion and household joy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Perseverance: despite seeing many distractions, Hanumān does not abandon the search.