Shloka 45

पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्

Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace

Devanagari script

व्यावृत्तगुरुपीनस्रक्प्रकीर्णवरभूषणाः।पानव्यायामकालेषु निद्रापहृतचेतसः।।5.9.45।।

Transliteration

vyāvṛtta-guru-pīna-srak-prakīrṇa-vara-bhūṣaṇāḥ | pāna-vyāyāma-kāleṣu nidrāpahṛta-cetasaḥ || 5.9.45 ||

Translation

شراب نوشی اور عشرت کے کھیل میں تھکن کے بعد اُن کے بھاری گھنے ہار اپنی جگہ سے ہٹ گئے تھے اور عمدہ زیورات بکھر پڑے تھے؛ نیند نے اُن کے ہوش پر غلبہ کر لیا تھا۔

Word by Word

• व्यावृत्तगुरुपीनस्रक्प्रकीर्णवरभूषणाः: whose heavy thick garlands were displaced and fine ornaments scattered
• व्यावृत्तगुरुपीनस्रक्प्रकीर्णवरभूषणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यावृत्त-गुरु-पीन-स्रक्-प्रकीर्ण-वर-भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (येषां गुरु-पीन-स्रजः व्यावृत्ताः, वर-भूषणानि प्रकीर्णानि) विशेषण (योषितः implied)

• पानव्यायामकालेषु: at times of drinking and amorous sport/exertion
• पानव्यायामकालेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-कालय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान-व्यायाम-काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (पानस्य च व्यायामस्य च कालः)

• निद्रापहृतचेतसः: whose minds were carried off by sleep (dazed)
• निद्रापहृतचेतसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निद्रा-अपहृत-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (येषां चेतांसि निद्रया अपहृतानि)

Context

Garlands displaced and jewels scattered, they were drowsy due to drink and sexual exercise.

Characters & Entities

• women of the inner chambers
• garlands (srak)
• ornaments (bhūṣaṇa)

FAQs

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

It implicitly warns that indulgence leads to loss of awareness and self-mastery; Dharma values restraint and clarity of mind, which support Satya and right action.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān witnesses the aftermath of revelry in the palace: ornaments disordered and the women asleep, suggesting a night of intoxication and pleasure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s vigilance: amid a setting designed to distract, he remains alert and mission-focused.