Shloka 10

लङ्काप्रवेशः

Hanuman Enters Lanka and Encounters Laṅkā-devatā

Devanagari script

विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः पुरीमालोक्य सर्वतः।जाम्बूनदमयैर्द्वारैर्वैडूर्यकृतवेदिकैः।।5.3.8।।वज्रस्फटिकमुक्ताभिर्मणिकुट्टिमभूषितैः।तप्तहाटकनिर्यूहै राजतामलपाण्डुरैः।।5.3.9।।वैढूर्यकृतसोपानैः स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः।चारुसंजवनोपेतैः खमिवोत्पतितैः शुभैः।।5.3.10।।क्रौञ्चबर्हिणसङ्घुष्टैः राजहंस निषेवितैः।तूर्याभरणनिर्घोषैः सर्वतः प्रतिनादिताम्।।5.3.11।।वस्वौकसाराप्रतिमां तां वीक्ष्य नगरीं ततः।खमिवोत्पतितुं कामां जहर्ष हनुमान् कपिः।।5.3.12।।

Transliteration

vismayāviṣṭahṛdayaḥ purīm ālokya sarvataḥ |

jāmbūnadamayair dvārair vaiḍūryakṛtavedikaiḥ ||5.3.8||

vajrasphaṭikamuktābhir maṇikuṭṭimabhūṣitaiḥ |

taptahāṭakaniryūhai rājatāmalapāṇḍuraiḥ ||5.3.9||

vaiḍūryakṛtasopānaiḥ sphāṭikāntarapāṃsubhiḥ |

cārusaṃjavanopetaiḥ kham ivotpatitaiḥ śubhaiḥ ||5.3.10||

krauñcabarhiṇasaṃghuṣṭaiḥ rājahaṃsaniṣevitaiḥ |

tūryābharaṇanirghoṣaiḥ sarvataḥ pratināditām ||5.3.11||

vasvaukasārāpratimāṃ tāṃ vīkṣya nagarīṃ tataḥ |

kham ivotpatituṃ kāmāṃ jaharṣa hanumān kapiḥ ||5.3.12||

Translation

पुरीं सर्वतः आलोक्य विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः सः, जाम्बूनदमयैर्द्वारैः वैडूर्यकृतवेदिकैः, वज्रस्फटिकमुक्ताभिर्मणिकुट्टिमभूषितैः, तप्तहाटकनिर्यूहैः राजतामलपाण्डुरैः, वैडूर्यकृतसोपानैः स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः चारुसंजवनोपेतैः शुभैः—खमिवोत्पतितैः—क्रौञ्चबर्हिणसङ्घुष्टैः राजहंसनिषेवितैः तूर्याभरणनिर्घोषैः सर्वतः प्रतिनादितां तां वस्वौकसाराप्रतिमां नगरीं वीक्ष्य, हनुमान् कपिः जहर्ष, खमिवोत्पतितुं कामामिव।

Word by Word

पुरस्तात्in front

कपिवर्यस्यof the best of monkeys

वायु-सूनोःof the son of the Wind-god

अतिष्ठतstood

मुञ्चमानाuttering

महा-नादम्a loud roar

अब्रवीत्said

पवन-आत्मजम्to the son of the Wind (Hanuman)

Context

Surveying all over, Hanuman was wonderstruck to see as though it was leaping into the sky. The city had golden shutters, altars encrusted with vaidurya, mansions inlaid with diamonds, crystals, pearls and other gems, crowned with pure gold and silver. The staircases built with silver were studded with vaidurya. The beautiful quadrangles, coverd with grains of crystal were as though leaping into the air. It echoed with sounds of krauncha birds, peacocks and royal swans. Filled with sounds of musical instruments, it resembled the city of Vaswokasara.

Characters & Entities

Hanumān

Laṅkā

krauñca (birds)

barhiṇa (peacocks)

vaidūrya (gem)

FAQs

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

Dharma is disciplined perception: Hanumān observes without being morally seduced by luxury, keeping his purpose (service to righteousness) intact amid dazzling wealth.

What is the narrative situation?

After entering Laṅkā, Hanumān surveys the city’s extraordinary opulence and soundscape, noting its celestial-like architecture.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and focus—his capacity to witness grandeur yet remain mission-oriented.