Shloka 60

पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्

Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace

Devanagari script

बाहूनुपनिधायान्याः पारिहार्यविभूषितान्।अंशुकानि च रम्याणि प्रमदास्तत्र शिश्यिरे।।5.9.60।।

Transliteration

bāhūn upanidhāyānyāḥ pārihāryavibhūṣitān |

aṃśukāni ca ramyāṇi pramadās tatra śiśyire || 5.9.60 ||

Translation

അവിടെ ചില പ്രമദകൾ മാറ്റിവെച്ച ആഭരണങ്ങളോടെ, കൈകളെ തലയണയായി വെച്ച് ഉറങ്ങി; മറ്റുചിലർ മനോഹരമായ വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ തലക്കീഴെ വിരിച്ച് ശയിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• बाहून्: arms
• बाहून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• उपनिधाय: having placed (aside)
• उपनिधाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण; absolutive modifying main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-नि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having placed/laid (aside)’; उपसर्ग: उप-, नि-

• अन्याः: others (women)
• अन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• पारिहार्यविभूषितान्: adorned with removable ornaments
• पारिहार्यविभूषितान्: Karma (कर्म; object/associated object with upanidhāya)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारिहार्य + विभूषित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: समास: पारिहार्य-विभूषित (तत्पुरुष; ‘to-be-laid-aside’ + ‘adorned’ = ‘adorned with removable/lay-aside ornaments’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied वस्त्र/आभरण etc.)

• अंशुकानि: garments
• अंशुकानि: Karma (कर्म; object laid aside)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom/acc, 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रम्याणि: beautiful
• रम्याणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अंशुकानि)

• प्रमदाः: women
• प्रमदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• शिश्यिरे: slept/lay down
• शिश्यिरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

Context

Some women slept pillowed on their arms, laying aside their adornments and others had their garment under the head as pillows and lay in sleep.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān (implicit observer)
• women of Rāvaṇa’s palace (pramadāḥ)
• ornaments (vibhūṣaṇa)
• garments (aṃśuka)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is implicit: the narrative sets a scene of sensual ease and negligence, against which Hanumān’s restraint and duty-bound conduct stand out as righteous self-governance.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān quietly observes the palace chambers where women are asleep, noting their relaxed postures and discarded ornaments.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s vigilance and modesty—he looks only as required for the search, without violating propriety.