Shloka 11
लङ्कादर्शनम्
Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens
नित्यमत्तविहङ्गानिभ्रमराचरितानिच ।कोकिलाकुलषण्डानिविहगाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.10।।भृङ्गराजाभिगीतानिभ्रमरैस्सेवितानिच ।कोणालकविघुष्टानिसारसाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.11।।विविशुस्तेततस्तानिवनान्युपवनानिच ।हृष्टाःप्रमुदितावीराहरयःकामरूपिणः ।।6.39.12।।
bhṛṅgarājābhigītāni bhramaraiḥ sevitāni ca |
koṇālaka-vighuṣṭāni sārasābhirutāni ca ||6.39.11||
Mereka memasuki rimbunan yang bergema dengan nyanyian “raja lebah” yang hitam, dipenuhi kawanan lebah yang berkerumun; turut bergaung dengan panggilan burung koṇāla dan resah oleh jerit burung saras (kren).
There after the rejoiced heroic Vanaras who can change their form at will happily entered the woods and gardens inhabited by birds in heat full of emotion, trees covered with cuckoos, and wandering bees, rendered noisy by birds, resounded with the singing of large black bees and bees going around clinging to trees, mingled with sounds of various birds and noise of cries of cranes.
FAQs
In the Ramayana, truthful narration (satya) includes faithful depiction of the world as it is; such serene natural imagery frames the vanaras’ disciplined progress in Rama’s righteous cause (dharma), showing harmony and order even amid wartime movement.
Bhṛṅgarāja literally means “king of bees,” commonly understood as large black bees; the verse says the groves were resonant with their humming/song and crowded with swarming bees.