Shloka 27

लङ्कादाहः — The Burning of Lanka

Catuḥpañcāśaḥ Sargaḥ

Devanagari script

वज्रविद्रुमवैदूर्यमुक्तारजतसंहितान्।विचित्रान्भवनाद्धातून् स्यन्दमानान्ददर्श सः।।।।

Transliteration

vajra-vidruma-vaidūrya-muktā-rajata-saṃhitān | vicitrān bhavanād dhātūn syandamānān dadarśa saḥ ||

Translation

Baginda melihat dari bangunan-bangunan yang terbakar aliran galian cair mengalir turun—beraneka warna, bercampur dengan intan, karang, permata vaidūrya, mutiara dan perak—meleleh serta menitis.

Word by Word

• vajra-vidruma-vaidūrya-muktā-rajata-saṅhitān: mixed with diamond, coral, vaidūrya, pearls and silver
• vajra-vidruma-vaidūrya-muktā-rajata-saṅhitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + vidruma (प्रातिपदिक) + vaidūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + muktā (प्रातिपदिक) + rajata (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; sam-√dhā/√hi? here saṅhita = 'combined', क्त)
• Form: समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्व/बहुपदसमास (enumerative): वज्र-विद्रुम-वैदूर्य-मुक्ता-रजतैः संहित (combined with ...); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; धातून् इति विशेषणम्

• vicitrān: variegated
• vicitrān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; धातून् इति विशेषणम्

• bhavanāt: from the mansion
• bhavanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (from the mansion)

• dhātūn: minerals/metals
• dhātūn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• syandamānān: flowing, molten
• syandamānān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √syand (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present middle participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; धातून् इति विशेषणम्—"flowing/molten"

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Hanuman saw many colourful molten minerals mixed with diamonds, corals vaiduryas, pearls and silver flowing (dropping) from every mansion.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Laṅkā
• vajra (diamond)
• vidruma (coral)
• vaidūrya (gem)
• muktā (pearls)
• rajata (silver)

FAQs

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

It teaches vairāgya (detachment): immense wealth and ornamentation cannot protect a society founded on adharma. Dharma, not opulence, is the true safeguard.

What is the narrative situation?

As Laṅkā burns, precious materials in the mansions melt and flow out. Hanumān witnesses the city’s luxury turning into molten streams under the fire.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s steadiness and clarity of purpose: even amid astonishing sights of wealth and destruction, he remains focused on the mission and observes without being tempted.