Shloka 13

रावणान्तःपुर-पानभूमि-विचयः

Hanumān’s Survey of Rāvaṇa’s Inner Palace and Banquet Hall

Devanagari script

वराहवार्ध्राणसकान् दधिसौवर्चलायुतान्।।5.11.13।।शल्यान् मृगमयूरांश्च हनुमानन्ववैक्षत।

Transliteration

varāhavārdhrāṇasakān dadhisauvarcalāyutān |

śalyān mṛgamayūrāṃś ca hanumān anvavaikṣata ||5.11.13||

Translation

ഹനുമാൻ തൈരും ഉത്തമലവണവും ചേർത്ത് ഒരുക്കിയ വരാഹമാംസവും വനപക്ഷിമാംസവും, കൂടാതെ അസ്ഥികളും മാൻ‑മയൂർഭാഗങ്ങളും നിരീക്ഷിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• वराह-वार्ध्राण-सकान्: (meats of) boars, jungle-fowls, and birds
• वराह-वार्ध्राण-सकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक) + वार्ध्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + सक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Dvandva compound used as a collective object

• दधि-सौवर्चल-आयुतान्: seasoned with curd and special salt
• दधि-सौवर्चल-आयुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + सौवर्चल (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; दधि-युक्त + सौवर्चल-युक्त (seasoned with curd and special salt)

• शल्यान्: bones / bone-pieces
• शल्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मृग-मयूरान्: deer and peacocks
• मृग-मयूरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + मयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Dvandva as object

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हनुमान्: Hanuman
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• अन्ववैक्षत: observed / looked over
• अन्ववैक्षत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अनु

Context

Hanuman saw the meat of pigs and jungle fowls, deer, peacocks and bones marinated with yoghurt and special kinds of salt.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• pānabhūmi (drinking-hall)
• Rāvaṇa (implied)

FAQs

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

The verse continues the ethical contrast: a palace devoted to sensual consumption stands opposite to the Ramayana’s ideal of self-restraint and truth-guided living. Hanumān’s dharma is vigilance and fidelity to purpose, not judgmental indulgence.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān, still exploring the palace interiors, catalogues what he sees in the drinking area as part of his covert search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Careful observation and discipline: he attends to details while remaining inwardly controlled.