रावणान्तःपुरे शयनदर्शनम्
Hanumān Observes Rāvaṇa’s Inner Apartments and Sleeping Court
वज्रवैडूर्यगर्भाणि श्रवणान्तेषु योषिताम्।ददर्श तापनीयानि कुण्डलान्यङ्गदानि च।।।।
vajra-vaiḍūrya-garbhāṇi śravaṇānteṣu yoṣitām |
dadarśa tāpanīyāni kuṇḍalāny aṅgadāni ca ||
Ngài thấy nơi vành tai các thiếu phụ những đôi khuyên nạm kim cương và ngọc vaiḍūrya, lại có những món trang sức vàng rực—khuyên tai và vòng tay.
He noticed on the earlobes of the the women gold ear-rings decked with diamonds and vaidurya. They were wearing shining armlets of gold.
The Ramayana repeatedly teaches that wealth and ornamentation are secondary to satya and dharma; the detailed luxury here heightens the contrast with Sītā’s principled suffering elsewhere.
Hanumān continues his visual assessment of the palace women, noting their jewelry as part of identifying who is not Sītā.
Methodical observation—Hanumān uses concrete details to eliminate possibilities and stay aligned with truth.