Shloka 28

लङ्काप्रवेशः

Hanuman’s Stealth Entry and Survey of Lanka

Devanagari script

त्रिविष्टपनिभं दिव्यं दिव्यनादनिनादितम्।वाजिहेषितसङ्घुष्टं नादितं भूषणैस्तथा।।5.4.26।।रथैर्यानैर्विमानैश्च तथा हयगजैः शुभैः।वारणैश्च चतुर्थन्तैः श्वेताभ्रनिचयोपमैः।।5.4.27।।भूषितं रुचिरद्वारं मत्तैश्च मृगपक्षिभिः।रक्षितं सुमहावीर्यैर्यातुधानैः सहस्रशः।राक्षसाधिपतेर्गुप्तमाविवेश महाकपिः।।5.4.28।।

Transliteration

triviṣṭapa-nibhaṁ divyaṁ divya-nāda-nināditam |

vāji-heṣita-saṅghuṣṭaṁ nāditaṁ bhūṣaṇais tathā ||

rathair yānair vimānaiś ca tathā haya-gajaiḥ śubhaiḥ |

vāraṇaiś ca catur-dantaiḥ śvetābhra-nicayopamaiḥ ||

bhūṣitaṁ rucira-dvāraṁ mattaiś ca mṛga-pakṣibhiḥ |

rakṣitaṁ su-mahā-vīryair yātudhānaiḥ sahasraśaḥ |

rākṣasādhipater guptam āviveśa mahā-kapiḥ ||

Translation

O grande macaco entrou na mansão do senhor dos rākṣasas, guardada com rigor—celeste e esplêndida—ressoando com sons agradáveis, com o clamor dos relinchos e o tilintar dos ornamentos. Estava repleta de carros, carruagens e vimānas, de cavalos e elefantes auspiciosos, e até de elefantes de quatro presas, como montes de nuvens brancas. Seu belo portal, ricamente adornado, achava-se apinhado de animais e aves embriagados, enquanto milhares de poderosos yātudhānas faziam a guarda.

Word by Word

• लोकस्य: of the world
• लोकस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/related-to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• पापानि: sins, evils
• पापानि: Karma (कर्म/object of vināśayantaṃ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विनाशयन्तम्: destroying
• विनाशयन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु) → विनाशयन्त् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying śītāṅśum

• महोदधिम्: the great ocean
• महोदधिम्: Karma (कर्म/object of samedhayantam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('great ocean'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also, even)

• समेधयन्तम्: increasing, augmenting
• समेधयन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + इध् (धातु) → समेधयन्त् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'increasing/augmenting'

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karma (कर्म/object of virājayantaṃ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifying bhūtāni

• विराजयन्तम्: illuminating
• विराजयन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + राज् (धातु) → विराजयन्त् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'making shine/illuminating'

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शीतांशुम्: the moon
• शीतांशुम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत + अंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('cool-rayed' = moon); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तर/प्रस्ताव (then/and then)

• अभियान्तम्: advancing, moving onward
• अभियान्तम्: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + या (धातु) → अभियान्त् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'moving forward/approaching'

Context

The son of the Windgod, endowed with great strength, entered the enchanting Lanka and walked along the highway set with flowers of pearls.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa (implied by 'rākṣasādhipati')
• Laṅkā
• Yātudhānas (rākṣasas)
• Vimānas

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadfast pursuit of truth amid intimidation: Hanumān enters the heavily guarded, dazzling stronghold to carry out a righteous mission without wavering.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān reaches and enters the protected residence/palace precincts associated with the lord of the rākṣasas, observing its wealth, vehicles, animals, and heavy guard.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearless competence: he penetrates a fortified enemy space with composure, discipline, and purpose.