Shloka 2

लङ्कादर्शनम्

Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens

Devanagari script

समसौम्यानिरम्याणिविशालान्यायतानिच ।दृष्टिरम्याणितेदृष्टवाबभूवुर्जातविस्मयाः ।।6.39.2।।

Transliteration

sama-saumyāni ramyāṇi viśālāny āyatāni ca |

dṛṣṭi-ramyāṇi te dṛṣṭvā babhūvur jāta-vismayāḥ ||6.39.2||

Translation

平らで穏やかに美しく、広く遠くまで伸び、目に心地よいその地を見て、彼らは驚嘆に満たされた。

Word by Word

• sama-saumyāni: even and pleasant
• sama-saumyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक) + saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (समं च सौम्यं च = even and pleasant); विशेषणसमूहः (वनानि/उपवनानि)

• ramyāṇi: beautiful
• ramyāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• viśālāni: vast
• viśālāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• āyatāni: long/extended
• āyatāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction

• dṛṣṭi-ramyāṇi: pleasing to the eyes
• dṛṣṭi-ramyāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दृष्टेः रम्याणि = pleasing to the sight)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वकालक्रिया

• babhūvuḥ: became/were
• babhūvuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• jāta-vismayāḥ: filled with wonder/amazed
• jāta-vismayāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (येषां विस्मयः जातः ते) विशेषणम् 'ते'

Context

Trikuta peak was fully covered with flowers, sparkled with gold, spread over a hundred yojanas, beautiful to look at, splendid and smooth. It is difficult even for birds to reach, for sages even in thought and difficult to access by any physical action. It is praiseworthy as if touching the sky alone.

Characters & Entities

• Vānara (implicit)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes attentive perception and gratitude: the ability to recognize beauty and order in the world even amid a righteous struggle.

What is the narrative situation?

As the Vānara forces move through the region, they behold expansive and pleasing landscapes and react with amazement.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Saumyatā (receptive calm) alongside readiness—an army that can admire beauty without losing purpose.