Shloka 4

पुष्पकविमानदर्शनम्

Vision of the Pushpaka Aerial Chariot

Devanagari script

तपः समाधानपराक्रमार्जितंमनः समाधानविचारचारिणम्।अनेकसंस्थानविशेषनिर्मितंततस्ततस्तुल्यविशेषदर्शनम्।।।।

Transliteration

tapaḥ samādhāna-parākrama-arjitaṃ manaḥ-samādhāna-vicāra-cāriṇam |

aneka-saṃsthāna-viśeṣa-nirmitaṃ tatas tatas tulya-viśeṣa-darśanam ||

Translation

തപസ്സും സംയമവും പരാക്രമവും കൊണ്ടു സമ്പാദിച്ച ആ വിമാനം, അധിപന്റെ സമാധാനചിത്തമായ സംकल्पവും ചിന്തയും അനുസരിച്ച് സഞ്ചരിച്ചിരുന്നു. അനേകം വിന്യാസവിശേഷങ്ങളാൽ നിർമ്മിതമായതിനാൽ, എവിടെയെവിടെയായി ദൃശ്യമാകുമ്പോഴും ഒരേപോലെ ഉന്നതമായ മഹിമ പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• samādhāna-parākrama-ārjitam: acquired by concentration and prowess
• samādhāna-parākrama-ārjitam: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samādhāna + parākrama + ārjita (प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक + कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental sense): समाधान-पराक्रमाभ्याम् अर्जितम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samādhāna-vicāra-cāriṇam: moving/acting according to concentrated thought
• samādhāna-vicāra-cāriṇam: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samādhāna + vicāra + cārin (प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: समाधान-विचारे चरति इति; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• aneka-saṃsthāna-viśeṣa-nirmitam: constructed with many special forms/arrangements
• aneka-saṃsthāna-viśeṣa-nirmitam: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka + saṃsthāna + viśeṣa + nirmita (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: अनेकैः संस्थान-विशेषैः निर्मितम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tatas: from there/thereupon
• tatas: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘from there/then; in that direction’

• tatas: from place to place
• tatas: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (repeated adverb)

• tulya-viśeṣa-darśanam: having uniformly excellent appearance
• tulya-viśeṣa-darśanam: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya + viśeṣa + darśana (प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: तुल्यः विशेषः यस्य दर्शनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Context

(The Pushpaka) was designed by dint of divine efforts and prowess (of Kubera). It could touch any place its master commanded with a cool mind. It had many beautifulplaces of rest.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpaka (vimāna)
• Kubera (implied by tradition/context of Puṣpaka’s origin)

FAQs

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

The verse associates true power with tapas and mental composure (samādhāna). In the Ramayana ethos, disciplined mind and earned merit are the rightful foundations for extraordinary capacities.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān, moving through Laṅkā, continues to witness the marvels of the Puṣpaka vimāna and its remarkable responsiveness to its master’s will.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control as a source of capability: the implied ideal ruler/master is one whose calm intention governs action—an ethical model contrasted with Rāvaṇa’s misuse of splendour.