Shloka 15

अरण्यकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशः सर्गः

Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report to Rāvaṇa and the Panegyric of His Might

Devanagari script

वनं चैत्ररथं दिव्यं नलिनीं नन्दनं वनम्।विनाशयति यः क्रोधाद्देवोद्यानानि वीर्यवान्।।।।

Transliteration

vanaṃ caitrarathaṃ divyaṃ nalinīṃ nandanaṃ vanam | vināśayati yaḥ krodhād devodyānāni vīryavān || 3.32.15 ||

Translation

แม้เป็นวีรบุรุษผู้กล้า แต่ด้วยความโกรธเขากลับทำลายอุทยานของเหล่าเทวะ—ป่าไจตรรถอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ สระบัวนลินี และป่านันทนะ

Word by Word

• vanam: grove/forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• caitra-ratham: Caitraratha (garden)
• caitra-ratham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitraratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; proper name (Kubera's garden)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifying caitraratham/vanam

• nalinīm: lotus-pond
• nalinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nalinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• nandanam: Nandana (garden)
• nandanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; proper name (Indra's garden)

• vanam: grove
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to nandanam

• vināśayati: destroys
• vināśayati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√naś (नश् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्; present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• krodhāt: from anger
• krodhāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ablative of cause (हेतु)

• deva-udyānāni: gardens of the gods
• deva-udyānāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + udyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: devānām udyānāni (gardens of the gods)

• vīryavān: mighty
• vīryavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīryavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifying yaḥ (the one who is mighty)

Context

Out of anger he destroyed all the gardens of gods like Chitraratha of Kubera full of lotus-ponds and Nandana, the pleasure-garden of Indra.

Characters & Entities

• Caitraratha (garden of Kubera)
• Lotus-ponds (nalinī)
• Rāvaṇa (implied subject)
• Kubera (implied by Caitraratha)
• Indra (implied by Nandana)

FAQs

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

Anger that destroys what is sacred and beautiful is adharma; dharma requires restraint and reverence for what sustains harmony—symbolized by divine gardens.

What is the narrative situation?

The text continues the portrait of Rāvaṇa as one who, driven by rage, violates even divine domains—intensifying the moral contrast with Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

A negative lesson: absence of self-control; the Ramayana elevates kṣamā (forbearance) and dama (restraint) as true virtues.