Shloka 13
चन्द्रप्रकाशे लङ्कानिरीक्षणम्
Moonlit Survey of Lanka and the Unfound Sita
ददर्श कान्ताश्च समालभन्त्य स्तथा परास्तत्र पुनः स्वपन्त्यः।सुरूपवक्त्राश्च तथा हसन्त्यः क्रुद्धाः पराश्चापि विनिःश्वसन्त्य।।5.5.13।।
dadarśa kāntāś ca samālabhantyaḥ tathā parās tatra punaḥ svapantyaḥ |surūpavaktrāś ca tathā hasantyaḥ kruddhāḥ parāś cāpi viniḥśvasantyaḥ ||5.5.13||
അവൻ കണ്ടു—ചില സ്ത്രീകൾ പ്രിയനെ സ്നേഹത്തോടെ തഴുകി ചേർത്തിരുന്നു; ചിലർ അവിടെ തന്നേ വീണ്ടും ഉറങ്ങിക്കിടന്നു; മനോഹരമുഖികളായ ചിലർ ചിരിച്ചു; മറ്റുചിലർ കോപത്തോടെ അസഹിഷ്ണുതയിൽ ഭാരമായി നിശ്ശ്വസിച്ചു।
He even saw women collected there, their limbs smeared with unguents on their bodies, like wise women with beautiful countenances laughing at others, some sleeping, and others hissing (sighing) like angry serpents.
FAQs
The verse highlights fluctuating emotions (desire, laughter, anger) as part of worldly life; dharma teaches mastery over such impulses rather than being driven by them.
Hanumān continues observing domestic scenes inside Laṅkā’s residences while searching for Sītā.
Steadfastness (dhṛti): Hanumān remains undeterred and attentive amid varied sights and moods.