Shloka 16
प्रमदावनविध्वंसः | The Devastation of the Pleasure-Garden
Ashoka Vatika
तद्वनं मथितैर्वृक्षैर्भिन्नैश्च सलिलाशयैः।चूर्णितैः पर्वताग्रैश्च बभूवाप्रियदर्शनम्।।।।
tad vanaṃ mathitair vṛkṣair bhinnaiś ca salilāśayaiḥ |
cūrṇitaiḥ parvatāgraiś ca babhūvāpriya-darśanam ||
വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ തകർന്നു വീണു, ജലാശയങ്ങൾ പൊട്ടി ചിതറി, പർവ്വതശിഖരങ്ങൾ പോലും പൊടിയായി; അതിനാൽ ആ വനം ദർശനത്തിന് അപ്രിയമായി മാറി.
Vines and trees wilted, birds shrieking, the embankments of ponds destroyed, its tender coppery red shoots withered, the garden looked as though it is burnt by forest fire and the climbers looked like women shivering in fear with their robes disarrayed.
FAQs
Adharmic power and its luxuries are fragile; when dharma is asserted, the outward splendor that supported wrongdoing collapses.
The narrator describes the visible aftermath of Hanumān’s destruction: the grove’s infrastructure and natural beauty are ruined.
Overwhelming strength (bala) used as an instrument of a righteous campaign.