Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 39

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

तेषां द्रुमाणां प्रभया मेरोरिव दिवाकरः।अमन्यत तदा वीरः काञ्चनोऽस्मीति वानरः।।।।

Transliteration

teṣāṃ drumāṇāṃ prabhayā meror iva divākaraḥ |

amanyata tadā vīraḥ kāñcano 'smīti vānaraḥ ||

Translation

От сияния тех деревьев доблестный ванара тогда подумал, будто сам стал золотым, — как солнце, словно позолоченное великолепием горы Меру.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पुष्पित: flowered
• पुष्पित: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + इत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (पुष्पित = 'flowered', adjectival), समासपूर्वपद in पुष्पिताग्राम्

• अग्राम्: with blossoming top
• अग्राम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासान्तपद in पुष्पिताग्राम्; विशेषणवत् (having flowering top)

• रुचिराम्: lovely
• रुचिराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); विशेषण (qualifying शिंशुपाम्)

• तरुण: tender
• तरुण: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; विशेषणार्थ (tender/young)

• अङ्कुर: sprouts
• अङ्कुर: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद

• पल्लवाम्: with tender shoots/leaves
• पल्लवाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासान्तपद in तरुणाङ्कुरपल्लवाम्; विशेषणवत् (having tender sprouts and leaves)

• ताम्: that (tree)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• आरुह्य: having climbed
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having climbed'

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'great-armed'); प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• शिंशुपाम्: the śiṃśupā tree
• शिंशुपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिंशुपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• पर्ण: leaves
• पर्ण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद

• संवृताम्: covered
• संवृताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु) + संवृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); विशेषण (qualifying शिंशुपाम्)

Context

He penetrated like an arrow released from a bow the cluster of trees covering mango grove and overgrown with hundreds of creepers.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Meru
• Sun (Divākara)

FAQs

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

The verse cautions that surroundings influence perception; Dharma is maintaining inner truth (satya to one’s purpose) even when external brilliance alters one’s sense of self.

What is the narrative situation?

Surrounded by intensely radiant golden trees, Hanumān momentarily feels as if he too is suffused with gold, expressed through a cosmic simile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-awareness: recognizing the power of environment on the mind, yet continuing forward with clarity.