Valmiki Ramayana 6.39.20: Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 20

लङ्कादर्शनम्

Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens

Devanagari script

निविष्टातत्रशिखरेलङ्कारावणपालिता ॥२०॥

शतयोजनविस्तीर्णात्रिंशद्योजनमायता ।

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 6.39.20

Transliteration

niviṣṭā tatra śikharē laṅkā rāvaṇapālitā ||20||

śatayōjanavistīrṇā triṃśadyōjanam āyatā |

Translation

उस पहाड़ी के ऊपर लंका थी। रावण उसकी राजधानी चलाता था। वो शहर सौ योजन चौड़ा था और तीस योजन लंबा था।

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Word by Word

• niviṣṭā: situated, established
• niviṣṭā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni- (उपसर्ग) + √viś (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) √viś (विश्) → निविष्टा

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• śikhare: on the peak
• śikhare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular)

• laṅkā: Lanka
• laṅkā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• rāvaṇa-pālitā: ruled/protected by Ravana
• rāvaṇa-pālitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pālita (कृदन्त, √pāl)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) √pāl (पाल्) → पालित; तत्पुरुषः (रावणेन पालिता)

• śata-yojana-vistīrṇā: a hundred yojanas wide
• śata-yojana-vistīrṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + vistīrṇa (कृदन्त, √stṛ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) √stṛ → विस्तीर्ण; समासः (शतयोजनानां विस्तीर्णा)

• triṃśat-yojanam: thirty yojanas
• triṃśat-yojanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/प्रमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triṃśat (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रिंशद् योजने प्रमाणम्)

• āyatā: long, extended
• āyatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √yam)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

Context

Lanka ruled by Ravana was a hundred yojanas in breadth and thirty yojanas in length was seen.

Characters & Entities

• Lanka
• Ravana

FAQs

What are the dimensions of Lanka mentioned in Yuddha Kanda Sarga 39?

The verse describes Lanka as being one hundred Yojanas in breadth and thirty Yojanas in length.

Who rules the city situated on the mountain peak?

The city of Lanka is ruled by Ravana (Ravanapalita).