Shloka 26

रावणान्तःपुर-पानभूमि-विचयः

Hanumān’s Survey of Rāvaṇa’s Inner Palace and Banquet Hall

Devanagari script

क्वचिद् भक्ष्यांश्च विविधान् क्वचित्पानानि भागशः।क्वचिदन्नावशेषाणि पश्यन्वै विचचार ह।।5.11.26।।

Transliteration

kvacid bhakṣyāṃś ca vividhān kvacit pānāni bhāgaśaḥ |

kvacid annāvaśeṣāṇi paśyan vai vicacāra ha || 5.11.26 ||

Translation

Ele caminhou por ali, observando aqui diversos alimentos, ali bebidas dispostas em porções, e noutros lugares os restos das refeições.

Word by Word

• kvacit: somewhere
• kvacit: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/अवसरवाचक-अव्यय

• bhakṣyān: eatables
• bhakṣyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vividhān: various
• vividhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (bhakṣyān-viśeṣaṇa)

• kvacit: elsewhere
• kvacit: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/अवसरवाचक-अव्यय

• pānāni: drinks
• pānāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• bhāgaśaḥ: in portions
• bhāgaśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhāgaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in portions/partly)

• kvacit: in another place
• kvacit: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/अवसरवाचक-अव्यय

• annāvaśeṣāṇi: leftover food
• annāvaśeṣāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna + avaśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (anna-avaśeṣa = remnants of food); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• paśyan: seeing/looking at
• paśyan: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + paśyat (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, परस्मैपद); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (converbial: 'while seeing')

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• vicacāra: wandered/moved about
• vicacāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + car (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

Context

He moved about looking at different types of eatables and drinks arranged separately along with the left over food.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• drinks (pāna)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as steadfast pursuit of duty: Hanumān continues his search methodically, unaffected by the sensory abundance around him.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān traverses the area where food and drink were arranged and consumed, noting the scattered leftovers as signs of revelry.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Diligence and vigilance in service to Rāma’s mission.