Shloka 10
लङ्कादर्शनम्
Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens
नित्यमत्तविहङ्गानिभ्रमराचरितानिच ।कोकिलाकुलषण्डानिविहगाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.10।।भृङ्गराजाभिगीतानिभ्रमरैस्सेवितानिच ।कोणालकविघुष्टानिसारसाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.11।।विविशुस्तेततस्तानिवनान्युपवनानिच ।हृष्टाःप्रमुदितावीराहरयःकामरूपिणः ।।6.39.12।।
nityamattavihaṅgāni bhramarācaritāni ca | kokilākulaṣaṇḍāni vihagābhirutāni ca || bhṛṅgarājābhigītāni bhramaraiḥ sevitāni ca | koṇālakavighuṣṭāni sārasābhirutāni ca || viviśus te tataḥ tāni vanāny upavanāni ca | hṛṣṭāḥ pramuditā vīrā harayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ ||
Alors ces héros vānara—capables de prendre à volonté toute forme—pénétrèrent dans ces forêts et ces jardins, joyeux et transportés : lieux animés d’oiseaux sans cesse en éveil, visités par les abeilles vagabondes ; bosquets remplis de coucous et comblés de chants d’oiseaux ; retentissant du bourdonnement du « roi des abeilles », tout bourdonnants d’essaims ; et faisant écho aux cris de maints oiseaux et aux appels des grues.
There after the rejoiced heroic Vanaras who can change their form at will happily entered the woods and gardens inhabited by birds in heat full of emotion, trees covered with cuckoos, and wandering bees, rendered noisy by birds, resounded with the singing of large black bees and bees going around clinging to trees, mingled with sounds of various birds and noise of cries of cranes.
FAQs
Even amid war, the text upholds mindful observation and restraint: the vānara heroes move through Laṅkā’s environs with alert delight, not heedless destruction.
After spending the night near Laṅkā, the vānara heroes enter and explore the city’s surrounding woods and gardens, described through rich natural soundscape.
Courage joined with vitality and adaptability (kāmarūpatva), enabling effective movement and reconnaissance.