Shloka 10
लङ्कादर्शनं तथा रात्रौ सूक्ष्मरूपेण प्रवेशोपायचिन्तनम्
Vision of Lanka and Strategy for Nocturnal Entry
सरलान् कर्णिकारांश्च खर्जूरांश्च सुपुष्पितान्।प्रियालून्मुचुलिन्दांश्च कुटजान् केतकानपि।।5.2.9।।प्रियंङ्गून् गन्धपूर्णांश्च नीपान् सप्तच्छदांस्तथा।आसनान् कोविदारांश्च करवीरांश्च पुष्पितान्।।5.2.10।।पुष्पभारनिबद्धांश्च तथा मुकुलितानपि।पादपान् विहगाकीर्णान् पवनाधूतमस्तकान्।।5.2.11।।हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा वापीः पद्मोत्मलायुताः।आक्रीडान् विविधान् रम्यावन् विविधांश्च जलाशयान्।।5.2.12।।सन्ततान् विविधैर्वृक्षैः सर्वर्तुफलपुष्पितैः।उद्यानानि च रम्याणि ददर्श कपिकुञ्जरः।।5.2.13।।
priyaṅgūn gandhapūrṇāṃś ca nīpān saptacchadāṃs tathā |
āsanān kovidārāṃś ca karavīrāṃś ca puṣpitān ||
اس نے خوشبو سے بھرے پِریَنگو کے درخت، اور نیز نیپ اور سپتچھد، ساتھ ہی پھولوں سے لدے آسن، کوودار اور کرویر کے درخت بھی دیکھے۔
The mighty vanara saw around Lanka, trees like sarala, karnikara in full bloom, datepalms, priyala, muchulinda, kutaja, kethaka trees filled with fragrance priyangu, kadamba, so also flowering plants like saptachhada, asana, kovidara and karaveera fully loaded with flowers and buds. These trees were thronged by birds, with their branches shaken by the wind. Flocks of swans and waterfowls were found in ponds of different types. There were various pleasure groves with flowers in bloom and fruits of all seasons and varieties of water resorts and delightful gardens.
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Even amid luxury and beauty, dharma requires discernment: external splendor does not certify righteousness—Laṅkā’s beauty coexists with Rāvaṇa’s wrongdoing.
As Hanumān surveys Laṅkā, the poem catalogs the fragrant, flowering trees and cultivated abundance he observes.
Attentive intelligence (buddhi) in service of duty: Hanumān carefully notes the environment while staying mission-focused.