Shloka 11

रावणान्तःपुर-पानभूमि-विचयः

Hanumān’s Survey of Rāvaṇa’s Inner Palace and Banquet Hall

Devanagari script

मृगाणां महिषाणां च वराहाणां च भागशः।।5.11.11।।तत्र न्यस्तानि मांसानि पानभूमौ ददर्श सः।

Transliteration

mṛgāṇāṃ mahiṣāṇāṃ ca varāhāṇāṃ ca bhāgaśaḥ |

tatra nyastāni māṃsāni pānabhūmau dadarśa saḥ ||5.11.11||

Translation

在那饮宴之厅里，他看见鹿、野牛与野猪之肉，分切成份，陈列其间。

Word by Word

• raukmeṣu: in golden
• raukmeṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raukma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भाजनेषु इति विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• viśāleṣu: in large
• viśāleṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भाजनेषु इति विशेषण

• bhājaneṣu: in vessels
• bhājaneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhājana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• ardha-bhakṣitān: half-eaten
• ardha-bhakṣitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakṣita (प्रातिपदिक; √bhakṣ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अर्धं भक्षिताः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; मयूरान्/कुक्कुटान् इति विशेषण

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• hari-śārdūlaḥ: tiger among monkeys
• hari-śārdūlaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mayūrān: peacocks
• mayūrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mayūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• kukkuṭān: cocks/chickens
• kukkuṭān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kukkuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Context

There at the drinking hall the meat of deer, buffaloes and boars portioned and placed.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa (by setting)
• pānabhūmi (drinking-hall)

FAQs

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

Dharma teaching is indirect: the text depicts a culture of excess that contrasts with the self-restraint and truth-centered conduct praised elsewhere. Hanumān’s dharma is to witness without being drawn into the scene.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān surveys provisions in the palace drinking-hall as part of his careful exploration of Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alertness and restraint: he remains a vigilant observer, not a participant.