Shloka 8
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।।
prahṛṣṭa-manuje kāle mṛga-pakṣi-samākule | matta-barhiṇa-saṅghuṣṭāṃ nānā-dvija-gaṇāyutām ||
ഹൃദയം ആനന്ദിക്കുന്ന അത്തരം കാലത്ത്, മൃഗപക്ഷികളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞു കവിഞ്ഞ; മത്തമായ മയൂരസമൂഹങ്ങളുടെ നാദത്തിൽ മുഴങ്ങിയും, നാനാവിധ ദ്വിജഗണങ്ങളാൽ സമ്പൂർണ്ണവുമായിരിന്നു.
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.
FAQs
The verse frames an environment of natural harmony; in the Ramayana’s moral universe, such harmony implicitly aligns with dharmic order, against which wrongdoing becomes more stark.
The narration continues describing the grove’s lively atmosphere as Hanumān moves and observes during his search.
Composure amid distraction: Hanumān remains mission-centered despite the grove’s sensory richness.