Shloka 7
अशोकवनिकाविचारः
Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape
स प्रविश्य विचित्रां तां विहगैरभिनादिताम्।राजतैः कांचनैश्चैव पादपैः सर्वतो वृताम्।।5.14.5।।विहगैर्मृगसङ्घैश्च विचित्रां चित्रकाननाम्।उदितादित्यसङ्काशां ददर्श हनुमान् कपिः।।5.14.6।।वृतां नानाविधैर्वृक्षैः पुष्पोपगफलोपगैः।कोकिलैर्भृङ्गराजैश्च मत्तैर्नित्यनिषेविताम्।।5.14.7।।प्रहृष्टमनुजे काले मृगपक्षिसमाकुले।मत्तबर्हिणसङ्घुष्टां नानाद्विजगणायुताम्।।5.14.8।।
vṛtāṃ nānā-vidhair vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpopaga-phalopagaiḥ | kokilaiḥ bhṛṅgarājaiś ca mattair nitya-niṣevitām ||
അത് നാനാവിധ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളാൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു—പുഷ്പഫലസമൃദ്ധം; മത്തമായ കുയിലുകളും ഭൃംഗരാജന്മാരായ തേൻചീറ്റകളും അതിനെ നിത്യവും ആശ്രയിച്ചു.
Entering deep into the grove, Hanuman saw clusters of trees pleasing to look at, herds of animals and flocks of colourful birds singing melodious notes.The grove was surrounded on all sides by silvery and golden trees which looked colourful with flocks of birds and herds of deer. It was full of lovely thickets looking like the rising sun. It was fringed with various trees bearing abundance of fruits and flowers. It was inhabited by intoxicated cuckoos, bees, proud peacocks and numerous lovely birds.
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Dharma is indirectly supported by the setting: the ordered beauty of nature contrasts with adharma in Laṅkā, underscoring that righteousness seeks harmony, not disorder.
The poem lingers on the grove’s abundance—trees, blossoms, fruits, and the continual presence of birds and bees—as Hanumān surveys the area.
Hanumān’s focus: he notices details without losing sight of his duty to find Sītā.