Shloka 5

चैत्यप्रासाद-विध्वंसः

Destruction of the Chaitya Palace and Hanuman’s Proclamation

Devanagari script

संप्रधृष्य च दुर्धर्षं चैत्यप्रासादमुत्तमम्।हनुमान्प्रज्वलन्लक्ष्म्या पारियात्रोपमोऽभवत्।।।।

Transliteration

saṁpradhṛṣya ca durdharṣaṁ caityaprāsādam uttamam |

hanumān prajvalan lakṣmyā pāriyātropamo 'bhavat ||

Translation

അപ്രാപ്യമായ ആ ഉത്തമ ചൈത്യപ്രാസാദത്തെ കീഴടക്കി തകർത്ത ശേഷം, ഹനുമാൻ ലക്ഷ്മിയാൽ ജ്വലിച്ചു; പരിയാത്രപർവ്വതംപോലെ ദീപ്തനായി തോന്നി.

Word by Word

• saṃpradhṛṣya: having assailed/dared
• saṃpradhṛṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-pra-dhṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: त्वान्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त) अव्ययकृदन्त; धातु: धृष् (to dare/assail), उपसर्गाः: सम्+प्र; अर्थे: कृत्वा (having done)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• durdharṣam: hard to assail, indomitable
• durdharṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur-dharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः: दुर्गम/दुः + धर्ष (hard to be assailed)

• caityaprāsādam: the palace/temple-building
• caityaprāsādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitya-prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (caityasya prāsādaḥ)

• uttamam: excellent, best
• uttamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (caityaprāsādam)

• hanumān: Hanuman
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prajvalan: blazing, shining forth
• prajvalan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-jval (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: ज्वल् (to blaze), उपसर्ग: प्र

• lakṣmyā: with splendour/glory
• lakṣmyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/हेतु-अर्थे (by/with splendour)

• pāriyātropamaḥ: like (Mount) Pariyātra
• pāriyātropamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāriyātra-upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (hanumān); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pāriyātrasya upamaḥ = like Pariyātra mountain)

• abhavat: became/appeared
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

Having destroyed the fine palace building, the indomitable Hanuman was blazing with glory like the mountain Pariyatra. (one of the seven Kula mountains viz., Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Shuktiman, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra)

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Laṅkā
• Pariyātra (mountain)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as steadfast service to a righteous cause: Hanumān’s force is not mere destruction, but purposeful action undertaken for Rāma’s mission and the recovery of Sītā.

What is the narrative situation?

In Laṅkā, after causing havoc among the rākṣasas’ strongholds, Hanumān overpowers a prominent shrine-palace structure and is described as blazing with heroic radiance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (radiant power) joined with courage—Hanumān’s fearlessness and commanding presence, portrayed through the mountain comparison.