Valmiki Ramayana 5.11.4 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 11, Shloka 4
रावणान्तःपुर-पानभूमि-विचयः
Hanumān’s Survey of Rāvaṇa’s Inner Palace and Banquet Hall
क्रीडितेनापराः क्लान्ता गीतेन च तथाऽपराः।।5.11.4।।नृत्तेन चापराः क्लान्ताः पानविप्रहतास्तथा।
krīḍitena aparāḥ klāntā gītena ca tathā aparāḥ || 5.11.4 || nṛttena ca aparāḥ klāntāḥ pāna-viprahatās tathā |
မိန်းမအချို့သည် ချစ်ရေးကစားမှုကြောင့် ပင်ပန်းနွမ်းနယ်ခဲ့ကြ၏; အချို့သည် သီချင်းဆိုခြင်းကြောင့်လည်းကောင်း; အချို့သည် အကကခြင်းကြောင့်လည်းကောင်း ပင်ပန်းခဲ့ကြပြီး၊ အချို့သည် ဆက်တိုက်သောက်သုံးမှုကြောင့်လည်း အားနည်းနွမ်းနယ်ခဲ့ကြ၏။
Some women were fatigued after sporting, similarly some were exhausted after singing. Others were tired through dancing and some were worn out by continuous drinking.
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By depicting indulgence and exhaustion, the narrative implicitly contrasts it with the dharmic ideal of self-control—especially as Hanuman remains disciplined amid others’ excess.
Hanuman observes the aftermath of revelry in Ravana’s inner quarters while searching for Sita.
Temperance by contrast: Hanuman’s steadiness stands out against the scene of intoxication and distraction.
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