Shloka 11
लङ्काप्रवेशः
Hanuman’s Stealth Entry and Survey of Lanka
शुश्राव काञ्चीनिनदं नूपुराणां च, निःस्वनम्।सोपाननिनदांश्चैव भवनेषु महात्मनाम्।।।।अस्फोटितनिनादांश्च क्ष्वेलितांश्च ततस्ततः।
śuśrāva kāñcīninadaṃ nūpurāṇāṃ ca niḥsvanam |
sopānaninadāṃś caiva bhavaneṣu mahātmanām ||5.4.11||
asphoṭitaninādāṃś ca kṣvelitāṃś ca tatas tataḥ |
Narinig niya ang kalansing ng mga sinturong kampanilya at ang tunog ng mga nupura sa paa; gayundin ang yabag sa mga hagdanan sa mga tahanan ng mga dakila. Mula rito’t roon, narinig pa niya ang palakpak at ang mapaglarong biruan.
Great Hanuman heard the jingling sounds of waist bells and anklets of women and sounds of great men climbing up and down flights of steps, sounds of clapping and joking everywhere in the mansions.
FAQs
Dharma here is steadiness of mind: sensory noise and pleasure-signals need not disturb one committed to a righteous objective.
As Hanumān moves through Laṅkā, he hears domestic and festive sounds—ornaments, stairways, clapping, joking—suggesting a thriving but morally compromised courtly life under Rāvaṇa.
Focused diligence: Hanumān remains a careful observer and does not become careless or distracted.