Shloka 38

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

सोऽपश्यद्भूमिभागांश्च गर्तप्रस्रवणानि च।सुवर्णवृक्षानपरान् ददर्श शिखिसन्निभान्।।।।

Transliteration

so 'paśyad bhūmibhāgāṃś ca gartaprasravaṇāni ca |

suvarṇavṛkṣān aparān dadarśa śikhisannibhān ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവൻ ഭൂമിയുടെ പല ഭാഗങ്ങളും കുഴികളിൽ നിന്നുയരുന്ന പ്രസ്രവണധാരകളും കണ്ടു; അഗ്നിപോലെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന സ്വർണ്ണവർണ്ണമുള്ള മറ്റു വൃക്ഷങ്ങളെയും അവൻ ദർശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ताम्: that (tree)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• काञ्चनैः: golden
• काञ्चनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण (qualifying तरुगणैः)

• तरु: trees
• तरु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद

• गणैः: by groups
• गणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); समासान्तपद in तरुगणैः

• मारुतेन: by the wind
• मारुतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• वीजिताम्: fanned
• वीजिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीज् (धातु) + वीजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); विशेषण (qualifying ताम्)

• किङ्किणी: anklet-bells
• किङ्किणी: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किङ्किणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• शत: hundred
• शत: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• निर्घोषाम्: with loud tinkling
• निर्घोषाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासान्तपद in किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषाम्; विशेषणवत् (descriptive)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): 'having seen'

• विस्मयम्: wonder
• विस्मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• आगमत्: came upon/was struck (by)
• आगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Context

He saw trees resplendent with golden radiance and thought that he was in the midst of gold like the Sun-god getting golden hue by the radiance of Meru, the golden mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma is discernment: perceiving the world clearly—its natural features and its dazzling artifices—without confusion or moral compromise.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues mapping Laṅkā’s terrain—landforms, springs, and extraordinary golden vegetation—while advancing in his search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Buddhi (intelligent awareness): he reads the environment as information, not as temptation.