Shloka 29

षट्पञ्चाशः सर्गः — वैदेही-आश्वासनम् तथा अरिष्टारोहणम्

Consoling Sita and Ascending Mount Arishta

Devanagari script

त्रस्तव्यावृत्तवसना व्याकुलीकृतभूषणाः।।।।विद्याधर्यः समुत्पेतुस्सहसा धरणीधरात्।

Transliteration

trastavyāvṛttavasanā vyākulīkṛtabhūṣaṇāḥ | vidyādharyaḥ samutpētuḥ sahasā dharaṇīdharāt ||

Translation

Aterrorizadas, com as vestes revoltas e os ornamentos em desalinho, as donzelas Vidyādhari subitamente alçaram voo desde a montanha.

Word by Word

त्रस्तव्यावृत्तवसनाःwhose garments were displaced in fear

व्याकुलीकृतभूषणाःwhose ornaments were disordered

विद्याधर्यःVidyādhari women

समुत्पेतुःflew up

सहसाsuddenly

धरणीधरात्from the mountain

Context

The Vidyadharis with their clothes slipped and ornaments disarrayed in fear, at once flew from the mountain.

Characters & Entities

Mountain (Dharaṇīdhara)

Hanuman (implied cause)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes non-malicious intent: though others are frightened, Hanuman’s aim is not harm but the fulfillment of a righteous, truth-bearing mission.

What is the narrative situation?

The mountain is shaken by Hanuman’s force, causing celestial women (Vidyādharīs) to flee abruptly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Mission-centered focus—his actions are driven by duty, not by concern for spectacle.