Shloka 14
रावणान्तःपुरे शयनदर्शनम्
Hanumān Observes Rāvaṇa’s Inner Apartments and Sleeping Court
शुशुभे राक्षसेन्द्रस्य स्वपतः शयनोत्तमम्।गन्धहस्तिनि संविष्टे यथा प्रस्रवणं महत्।।।।
śuśubhe rākṣasendrasya svapataḥ śayanottamam |
gandhahastini saṃviṣṭe yathā prasravaṇaṃ mahat ||
രാക്ഷസേന്ദ്രൻ ഉറങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുമ്പോൾ അവന്റെ അത്യുത്തമമായ ശയ്യ പ്രകാശിച്ചു—മദോന്മത്ത ഗന്ധഹസ്തി ഇരുന്നാൽ മഹത്തായ പ്രസ്രവണപർവ്വതം ശോഭിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.
While the lord of demons lay asleep on the magnificent couch, he looked like the Prasravana hill with its elephant in rut.
FAQs
The verse reminds that external splendor can surround adharma; dharma requires seeing beyond appearance to the moral reality of a person’s actions.
Hanumān observes the grandeur of Rāvaṇa’s bed and the imposing presence of the sleeping king, expressed through a mountain-and-elephant simile.
Perceptive judgment—Hanumān must not be overwhelmed by magnificence but stay anchored to the purpose of rescuing Sītā.