Shloka 44

रावणान्तःपुरे शयनदर्शनम्

Hanumān Observes Rāvaṇa’s Inner Apartments and Sleeping Court

Devanagari script

डिण्डिमं परिगृह्यान्या तथैवासक्तडिण्डिमा।प्रसुप्ता तरुणं वत्समुपगूह्येव भामिनी।।।।

Transliteration

ḍiṇḍimaṃ parigṛhyānyā tathaivāsakta-ḍiṇḍimā |

prasuptā taruṇaṃ vatsam upagūhyeva bhāminī ||

Translation

മറ്റൊരു സ്ത്രീ, അതേപോലെ തന്നെ തന്റെ ഡിണ്ഡിമ മൃദംഗം ചേർത്തുപിടിച്ച്, ഇളം കിടാവിനെ അമ്മ ചേർത്തുപിടിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ ഭാമിനി ഗാഢനിദ്രയിൽ ശയിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ḍiṇḍimam: a drum (ḍiṇḍima)
• ḍiṇḍimam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ḍiṇḍima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• parigṛhya: having held
• parigṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√grah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्)

• anyā: another (woman)
• anyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tathā: thus/in that way
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta, emphasis

• āsakta-ḍiṇḍimā: one clinging to the drum
• āsakta-ḍiṇḍimā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsakta-ḍiṇḍimā (प्रातिपदिक); ā-√sañj + kta + ḍiṇḍimā
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: 'āsaktaḥ ḍiṇḍimaḥ yasyāḥ sā'

• prasuptā: asleep
• prasuptā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√svap + kta (धातु-कृदन्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• taruṇam: young
• taruṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifying vatsam

• vatsam: a calf/child
• vatsam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• upagūhya: having clasped
• upagūhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√guh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), 'having clasped/embraced'

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya

• bhāminī: the lovely woman
• bhāminī: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Context

One lovely woman and another held a drum and slept as if they were hugging their young child.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān (implied observer)

FAQs

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

The ethical lesson remains implicit: dharma calls for disciplined awareness in morally complex spaces; Hanumān’s truthful intent prevents him from misreading or exploiting what he sees.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues noting the sleeping women; one holds her drum with the tenderness of a mother embracing a young one.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respectfulness and restraint (maryādā, saṃyama) in Hanumān’s conduct as an envoy.