Shloka 20

राक्षसेन्द्रनिवेशनविचारः

Survey of Ravana’s Residence and Lanka’s Inner Quarters

Devanagari script

शुकस्य च महातेजाः सारणस्य च धीमतः।।।।तथा चेन्द्रजितो वेश्म जगाम हरियूथपः।

Transliteration

śukasya ca mahātejāḥ sāraṇasya ca dhīmataḥ |

tathā cendrajito veśma jagāma hariyūthapaḥ ||5.6.20||

Translation

Vị thủ lĩnh bầy khỉ rực rỡ ấy tiến đến nhà của Śuka, đến nhà của bậc trí Sāraṇa, và cũng đến dinh thất của Indrajit.

Word by Word

शुकस्यof Śuka

चand

महातेजाःvery brilliant

सारणस्यof Sāraṇa

चand

धीमतःof the intelligent (one)

तथाlikewise

चand

इन्द्रजितःof Indrajit

वेश्मresidence

जगामwent/reached

हरियूथपःleader of the monkey-troop

Context

The brilliant leader of monkeys bounded to the house of Suka, to the clever Sarana's and to Indrajit's.

Characters & Entities

Hanumān

Śuka

Sāraṇa

Indrajit

Laṅkā

FAQs

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

Dharma is responsible leadership: Hanumān undertakes danger personally to secure truthful knowledge for the greater good.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues his systematic search by checking the residences of key rākṣasa figures, including Indrajit.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Leadership through personal accountability—taking risk to protect the mission.