Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 27
लङ्कादर्शनम्
Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens
मनोज्ञांकाननवतींपर्वतैरुपशोभिताम् ।नानाधातुविचित्रैश्चउद्यानैरुपशोभिताम् ।।6.39.25।।नानाविहङ्गासङ्घुष्टांनानामृगनिषेविताम् ।नानाकुसुमसञ्छन्नांनानाराक्षससेविताम् ।।6.39.26।।तांसमृद्धांसमृद्धार्धांलक्ष्मीनान्लक्ष्मणाग्रजः ।रावणस्यपुरींरामोददर्शसहवानरैः ।।6.39.27।।
manojñāṃ kānanavatīṃ parvatair upaśobhitām |
nānādhātu-vicitraiś ca udyānaiḥ upaśobhitām ||6.39.25||
nānāvihaṅga-saṅghuṣṭāṃ nānāmṛga-niṣevitām |
nānākusuma-sañchannāṃ nānārākṣasa-sevitām ||6.39.26||
tāṃ samṛddhāṃ samṛddhārhāṃ lakṣmīvān lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ |
rāvaṇasya purīṃ rāmo dadarśa saha-vānaraiḥ ||6.39.27||
Rāma, o irmão mais velho de Lakṣmaṇa, ele mesmo dotado de prosperidade e bons presságios, contemplou com os vānaras a cidade de Rāvaṇa: encantadora por suas florestas e embelezada por montanhas riscadas de muitos minerais; adornada por jardins; ressoante com inúmeras aves; frequentada por diversas espécies de cervos; coberta de flores variadas; e servida por muitos rākṣasas — abundante e ricamente florescente.
Prosperous Rama, brother of Lakshmana along with Vanaras saw different kinds of forests, mountains filled with different kinds of minerals, delightful gardens endowed with different varieties of flowers, charming birds singing happily, frequented by a variety of deer, attended by Rakshasas. The city was blooming with prosperity.
FAQs
Dharma here is the disciplined gaze of a righteous leader: Rāma observes the world as it is—its beauty, its inhabitants, its power—without losing commitment to satya (truth) and rightful action. Clear seeing precedes right doing.
Rāma and the vānaras survey Laṅkā in detail—its natural richness, gardens, wildlife, flowers, and the presence of rākṣasas—just before the conflict intensifies.
Prudence and steadiness (dhairya): Rāma’s composed assessment of the enemy environment while maintaining a righteous objective.