Shloka 49
पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्
Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace
चन्द्रांशुकिरणाभाश्च हाराः कासांचिदुत्कटाः।हंसा इव बभुस्सुप्ताः स्तनमध्येषु योषिताम्।।5.9.49।।
candrāṁśu-kiraṇābhāś ca hārāḥ kāsāṁcid utkaṭāḥ | haṁsā iva babhuḥ suptāḥ stana-madhyeṣu yoṣitām || 5.9.49 ||
ചില സ്ത്രീകളുടെ ചന്ദ്രകിരണസമമായ ദീപ്തിയുള്ള വലിയ മുത്തുമാലകൾ അവരുടെ സ്തനമദ്ധ്യേ ഹംസങ്ങൾ വിശ്രമിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ നിദ്രിച്ചുകിടന്നു.
The pearl chains, large and shining like rays of the Moon in the space between the breasts looked like sleeping swans.
FAQs
Even amid sensual luxury, the epic’s Dharma lens reminds that beauty is transient; Satya-centered living seeks what endures—virtue, fidelity, and righteous purpose.
The narrator describes how pearl necklaces rest in place as the women sleep, using a poetic swan-simile to capture stillness and sheen.
Hanumān’s controlled attention: he notices details only as part of searching the chambers, not for indulgent fascination.