Shloka 3
अशोकवनिकाविचारः
Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape
स तु संहृष्टसर्वाङ्गः प्राकारस्थो महाकपिः।पुष्पिताग्रान्वसन्तादौ ददर्श विविधान् द्रुमान्।।5.14.2।।सालानशोकान् भव्यांश्च चंपकांश्च सुपुष्पितान्।उद्दालकान्नागवृक्षांश्चूतान्कपिमुखानपि।।5.14.3।।
sālān aśokān bhavyāṃś ca campakāṃś ca supuṣpitān |
uddālakān nāgavṛkṣāṃś cūtān kapi-mukhān api ||5.14.3||
അവൻ പുഷ്പസമൃദ്ധമായ പലവിധ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളെ കണ്ടു—ശാല, അശോക, ഭംഗിയാർന്ന ചമ്പക, ഉദ്ദാലക, നാഗവൃക്ഷം, ചൂതം (മാവ്), കൂടാതെ കപിമുഖംപോലെ ചുവന്ന ഫലങ്ങളുള്ള വൃക്ഷങ്ങളെയും.
Standing on the boundary wall, the great vanara contracted his body and observed the blossoms on several tree tops---- Salas, lovely Ashoka trees and blossoms of champak, uddalaka, naga, mangoes with their fruits crimson as the snout of a monkey, it being the beginning of Spring.
FAQs
Even in a setting of abundance and pleasure (spring bloom), Dharma is to remain aligned with one’s entrusted responsibility. The Ramayana repeatedly places beauty before the hero/servant to test whether truth and duty remain foremost.
From the rampart/boundary area, Hanuman surveys the blossoming trees of Lanka at the start of spring as part of his careful search.
Discipline in observation: Hanuman’s reconnaissance is detailed and methodical, showing a responsible agent who gathers information without distraction.