Shloka 12

लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च

Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation

Devanagari script

पश्यमत्तविहाङ्गानिप्रलीनभ्रमराणिच ।कोकिलाकुलषण्डानिदोधवीतिशिवोऽनिलः ।।।।

Transliteration

paśya mattavihāṅgāni pralīnabhramarāṇi ca | kokilākulaṣaṇḍāni dodhavīti śivo 'nilaḥ ||6.24.12||

Translation

Lihatlah—burung-burung yang gagah dan kawanan lebah yang larut di dalam bunga; rumpun-rumpun yang dipenuhi burung kukuk bergoyang ketika angin sepoi yang lembut dan menenteramkan menggetarkannya.

Word by Word

• paśya: see!
• paśya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mattavihāṅgāni: intoxicated birds
• mattavihāṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matta + vihāṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (mattāḥ vihāṅgāḥ)

• pralīnabhramarāṇi: settled/absorbed bees
• pralīnabhramarāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pralīna + bhramara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (pralīnāḥ bhramarāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय

• kokilākulaṣaṇḍāni: clusters crowded with cuckoos
• kokilākulaṣaṇḍāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kokila + ākula + ṣaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (kokilaiḥ ākulaḥ ṣaṇḍaḥ)

• dodhavīti: shakes/sways
• dodhavīti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dodhavī (धातु-देशीय/अनुकरण)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; चलन/कम्पनार्थक-धातु (to shake)

• śivaḥ: pleasant/benign
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (anilaḥ)

• anilaḥ: wind/breeze
• anilaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

"You may see the trees shaking violently by the pleasant breeze, inhabited by proud birds, drunken honeybees and crowded with cuckoos and other birds (Rama said to Lakshmana)."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes cultivated awareness: even in conflict, a disciplined mind observes clearly without losing purpose or compassion.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma draws Lakṣmaṇa’s attention to Laṅkā’s natural beauty—birds, bees, and breeze—while surveying the region before action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composure and attentiveness—seeing reality fully rather than being consumed only by anger or fear.