Yuddha Kanda Sarga 39 Shloka 10 - Valmiki Ramayana | Urdu | Vedapath

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Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 10

लङ्कादर्शनम्

Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens

Devanagari script

नित्यमत्तविहङ्गानिभ्रमराचरितानिच ।कोकिलाकुलषण्डानिविहगाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.10।।भृङ्गराजाभिगीतानिभ्रमरैस्सेवितानिच ।कोणालकविघुष्टानिसारसाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.11।।विविशुस्तेततस्तानिवनान्युपवनानिच ।हृष्टाःप्रमुदितावीराहरयःकामरूपिणः ।।6.39.12।।

Transliteration

nityamattavihaṅgāni bhramarācaritāni ca | kokilākulaṣaṇḍāni vihagābhirutāni ca || bhṛṅgarājābhigītāni bhramaraiḥ sevitāni ca | koṇālakavighuṣṭāni sārasābhirutāni ca || viviśus te tataḥ tāni vanāny upavanāni ca | hṛṣṭāḥ pramuditā vīrā harayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ ||

Translation

پھر وہ دلیر بندر—جو اپنی مرضی سے روپ دھار سکتے تھے—خوش و خرم اور سرشار ہو کر اُن جنگلوں اور باغوں میں داخل ہوئے؛ جہاں پرندے ہمیشہ مست و شاداں تھے اور بھنورے چکر لگاتے پھرتے تھے؛ کوئلوں سے بھرے جھنڈ اور پرندوں کی نغمگی گونجتی تھی؛ بھِرِنگ راج کی گیتا گونج اور بھنوروں کی بھیڑ تھی؛ اور کونالک پرندوں کی آوازیں اور سارَس کے نعرے ہر سو سنائی دیتے تھے۔

Word by Word

नित्य-मत्त-विहङ्गानि(groves) with birds ever intoxicated (with joy)

भ्रमर-आचरितानिfrequented by bees

चand

कोकिल-आकुल-षण्डानिclumps (of trees) filled with cuckoos

विहग-अभिरुतानिresounding with birds’ calls

चand

भृङ्गराज-अभिगीतानिsung by great bees

भ्रमरैःby bees

सेवितानिinhabited, resorted to

चand

कोणालक-विघुष्टानिechoing with calls of ‘koṇālaka’ birds

सारस-अभिरुतानिresounding with cranes’ cries

चand

विविशुःthey entered

तेthey

ततःthen, thereafter

तानिthose

वनानिforests

उपवनानिgardens, groves

चand

हृष्टाःdelighted

प्रमुदिताःgladdened

वीराःheroes

हरयःmonkeys

कामरूपिणःable to assume forms at will

Context

There after the rejoiced heroic Vanaras who can change their form at will happily entered the woods and gardens inhabited by birds in heat full of emotion, trees covered with cuckoos, and wandering bees, rendered noisy by birds, resounded with the singing of large black bees and bees going around clinging to trees, mingled with sounds of various birds and noise of cries of cranes.

Characters & Entities

Vānara heroes (harayaḥ)

Laṅkā (implied setting)

Forests (vanāni)

Gardens (upavanāni)

Kokila (cuckoo)

Sārasa (crane)

FAQs

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

Even amid war, the text upholds mindful observation and restraint: the vānara heroes move through Laṅkā’s environs with alert delight, not heedless destruction.

What is the narrative situation?

After spending the night near Laṅkā, the vānara heroes enter and explore the city’s surrounding woods and gardens, described through rich natural soundscape.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage joined with vitality and adaptability (kāmarūpatva), enabling effective movement and reconnaissance.