Shloka 10

पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्

Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace

Devanagari script

तस्य हर्म्यस्य मध्यस्थं वेश्म चान्यत्सुनिर्मितं।बहुनिर्यूहसङ्कीर्णं ददर्श पवनात्मजः।।5.9.10।।

Transliteration

tasya harmyasya madhya-sthaṃ veśma cānyat su-nirmitaṃ |

bahu-niryūha-saṅkīrṇaṃ dadarśa pavanātmajaḥ ||

Translation

ആ ഹർമ്യത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ പവനാത്മജൻ മറ്റൊരു സുനിർമ്മിത വേശ്മവും കണ്ടു—അനവധി അന്തർകക്ഷികളും ആഭ്യന്തര ഘടനകളും ചേർന്ന് നെയ്ത വലിയ സമുച്ചയം।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सामान्य (contextual)

• हर्म्यस्य: of the palace/mansion
• हर्म्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular)

• मध्यस्थम्: situated in the middle
• मध्यस्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) of वेश्म

• वेश्म: a dwelling/house
• वेश्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular); वेश्मणः विशेषण

• सुनिर्मितम्: well-built
• सुनिर्मितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-निर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मा/मि (धातु) + नि + कृ/मित)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वेश्मणः विशेषण

• बहुनिर्यूहसङ्कीर्णम्: crowded with many projections/structures
• बहुनिर्यूहसङ्कीर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + निर्यूह + सङ्कीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular); वेश्मणः विशेषण; समासः: बहुभिः निर्यूहैः सङ्कीर्णम् (instrumental sense in compound)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पवनात्मजः: son of the Wind-god (Hanuman)
• पवनात्मजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular); समासः: पवनस्य आत्मजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Context

Hanuman saw in the centre of that palace a complex of many well-built houses.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Patient investigation is presented as part of righteous action: Hanumān’s careful searching supports satya (truth-finding) and fidelity to Rāma’s mission.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān proceeds further inside the palace area, observing a dense, multi-chambered residence at the centre.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Perseverance: he continues systematically despite the scale and complexity of the surroundings.