Shloka 44
लाङ्गूलदाह-पर्यटनम्
The Burning Tail and the Parade through Laṅkā
स तान्निहत्त्वा रणचण्डविक्रम स्समीक्षमाणः पुनरेव लङ्काम्।प्रदीप्तलाङ्गूलकृतार्चिमाली प्रकाशतादित्य इवार्चिमाली।।5.53.44।।
sa tān nihattvā raṇacaṇḍavikramaḥ samīkṣamāṇaḥ punar eva laṅkām |
pradīpta-lāṅgūla-kṛtārcimālī prakāśatāditya ivārcimālī || 5.53.44 ||
Après les avoir abattus, Hanumān, terrible par sa vaillance au combat, regarda de nouveau Laṅkā. Sa queue embrasée, telle une guirlande de flammes, il resplendissait comme le soleil ceint de ses rayons.
Hanuman, who was of fearsome valour in war with the demons, having killed them, gazed at Lanka once again. Garlanded by the flames of his tail around, he shone like the Sun covered with garlands of rays.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē tripañcāśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fiftythird sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma is depicted as luminous and unstoppable: when action is aligned with truth and duty, it gains a radiance that overawes oppression and inspires moral confidence.
Having cleared the guards, Hanumān pauses to survey Laṅkā again, his flaming tail making him blaze like the sun—foreshadowing the city’s impending burning.
Indomitable valor joined with clarity of purpose—he remains focused on the larger objective, not merely the immediate fight.