Shloka 30
सुमन्त्रदर्शनम् तथा रामस्य राजदर्शनाय प्रस्थानम्
Sumantra Meets Rama; Rama Departs to See the King
मेघनादमसम्बाधं मणिहेमविभूषितम्।मुष्णन्तमिव चक्षूंषि प्रभया सूर्यवर्चसम्।।2.16.29।।करेणुशिशुकल्पैश्च युक्तं परमवाजिभिः।हरियुक्तं सहस्राक्षो रथमिन्द्र इवाशुगम्।।2.16.30।।प्रययौ तूर्णमास्थाय राघवो ज्वलितश्श्रिया।
meghanādam asambādhaṃ maṇihemavibhūṣitam |
muṣṇantam iva cakṣūṃṣi prabhayā sūryavarcasam ||
karēṇuśiśukalpaiś ca yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ |
hariyuktaṃ sahasrākṣo ratham indra ivāśugam ||
മേഘഗർജ്ജനപോലെ മുഴങ്ങുന്ന, വിശാലവും തടസ്സമില്ലാത്തതുമായ, മണി-ഹേമവിഭൂഷിതമായ ആ രഥം ദൃഷ്ടിയെ കവർന്നെടുക്കുന്നതുപോലെ പ്രകാശിച്ചു, സൂര്യസദൃശമായ തേജസ്സോടെ ദീപ്തമായി. കരേണുവിന്റെ കുഞ്ഞുപോലെ ഉത്സാഹമുള്ള പരമശ്രേഷ്ഠ അശ്വങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തമായി, ഹരികളാൽ ബന്ധിതമായി, സഹസ്രാക്ഷനായ ഇന്ദ്രന്റെ രഥംപോലെ അതിവേഗം പാഞ്ഞു.
He saw aged people appointed as security staff for women's apartments. They werewelladorned, dressed in orange robes and with rapt attention stood holding staff in their hands.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed through royal maryādā: splendor and power are portrayed as instruments of righteous kingship—public order, protection, and legitimacy—rather than personal indulgence.
The narration describes the majestic chariot prepared for Rāma and his swift movement as he sets out, framed in imagery comparing him to Indra.
Rāma’s kṣātra-tejas (royal valor and presence) aligned with restraint—splendor that serves duty and public responsibility.