Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 7, Shloka 4

पुष्पकविमानदर्शनम्

The Vision of the Pushpaka and Lanka’s Jewel-like Mansions

Devanagari script

तानि प्रयत्नाभिसमाहितानि मयेन साक्षादिव निर्मितानि।महीतले सर्वगुणोत्तराणिददर्श लङ्काधिपतेर्गृहाणि।।5.7.4।।

Transliteration

tāni prayatnābhisamāhitāni mayena sākṣād iva nirmitāni | mahītale sarvaguṇottarāṇi dadarśa laṅkādhipater gṛhāṇi ||5.7.4||

Translation

وہ نے لنکا دھیپتی کے محلّات دیکھے جو بڑی کوشش اور یکسوئی سے زمین پر قائم کیے گئے تھے؛ ہر خوبی میں برتر، گویا مایا نامی معمار نے خود اپنے ہاتھوں سے انہیں بنایا ہو۔

Word by Word

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• प्रयत्न-अभि-समाहितानि: carefully arranged/collected with effort
• प्रयत्न-अभि-समाहितानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि (उपसर्ग) + समा-√धा (धातु) → समाहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: समाहित (PPP, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—प्रयत्नेन अभिसमाहितानि (instrumental sense)

• मयेन: by Maya
• मयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr/करण), एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• निर्मितानि: constructed, made
• निर्मितानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + √मा (धातु) → निर्मित (कृदन्त)
• Form: निर्मित (PPP, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• महीतले: on the earth’s surface
• महीतले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—मही + तल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सर्व-गुण-उत्तराणि: surpassing all excellences
• सर्व-गुण-उत्तराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां गुणानाम् उत्तराणि (exceeding all qualities)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• लङ्का-अधिपतेः: of the lord of Lanka
• लङ्का-अधिपतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः—लङ्कायाः अधिपतिः

• गृहाणि: mansions, houses
• गृहाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Context

The mansions of the lord of Lanka built with great care and effort on earth were by all means excellent and appeared as though built personally by Maya (the divine architect well-known for magical skills).

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Laṅkā
• Maya (architect)

FAQs

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

Dharma requires discernment (viveka): extraordinary excellence in worldly construction does not equal moral excellence. Hanumān recognizes splendor without confusing it with virtue.

What is the narrative situation?

While moving through Laṅkā, Hanumān observes that the royal mansions are so refined they resemble the work of the legendary architect Maya.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viveka (clear judgment): Hanumān evaluates what he sees with a steady mind oriented to the higher aim—Sītā’s discovery and Rāma’s cause.