Shloka 10

Devanagari script

विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः पुरीमालोक्य सर्वतः।जाम्बूनदमयैर्द्वारैर्वैडूर्यकृतवेदिकैः।।5.3.8।।वज्रस्फटिकमुक्ताभिर्मणिकुट्टिमभूषितैः।तप्तहाटकनिर्यूहै राजतामलपाण्डुरैः।।5.3.9।।वैढूर्यकृतसोपानैः स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः।चारुसंजवनोपेतैः खमिवोत्पतितैः शुभैः।।5.3.10।।क्रौञ्चबर्हिणसङ्घुष्टैः राजहंस निषेवितैः।तूर्याभरणनिर्घोषैः सर्वतः प्रतिनादिताम्।।5.3.11।।वस्वौकसाराप्रतिमां तां वीक्ष्य नगरीं ततः।खमिवोत्पतितुं कामां जहर्ष हनुमान् कपिः।।5.3.12।।

Transliteration

vismayāviṣṭahṛdayaḥ purīm ālokya sarvataḥ |

jāmbūnadamayair dvārair vaiḍūryakṛtavedikaiḥ ||5.3.8||

vajrasphaṭikamuktābhir maṇikuṭṭimabhūṣitaiḥ |

taptahāṭakaniryūhai rājatāmalapāṇḍuraiḥ ||5.3.9||

vaiḍūryakṛtasopānaiḥ sphāṭikāntarapāṃsubhiḥ |

cārusaṃjavanopetaiḥ kham ivotpatitaiḥ śubhaiḥ ||5.3.10||

krauñcabarhiṇasaṃghuṣṭaiḥ rājahaṃsaniṣevitaiḥ |

tūryābharaṇanirghoṣaiḥ sarvataḥ pratināditām ||5.3.11||

vasvaukasārāpratimāṃ tāṃ vīkṣya nagarīṃ tataḥ |

kham ivotpatituṃ kāmāṃ jaharṣa hanumān kapiḥ ||5.3.12||

Translation

汉奴曼心中充满惊叹，环顾全城：金制城门，嵌以毗琉璃（vaidūrya）的台座；宝石铺就的地面，点缀金刚石、水晶与珍珠；又有以炽金与淡银构成的华美楼阁。其阶梯亦以毗琉璃造成，间隙如水晶砂粒闪耀，并有雅致庭院；这吉祥之城仿佛要腾空而起。四方回响着鸻鸟（krauñca）与孔雀的鸣声，王天鹅往来其间，又处处激荡着乐器之音与珠玉饰物的喧响。见此城宛如诸天神城之影，汉奴曼欢喜踊跃，仿佛它正渴望飞升天际。

Word by Word

पुरस्तात्in front

कपिवर्यस्यof the best of monkeys

वायु-सूनोःof the son of the Wind-god

अतिष्ठतstood

मुञ्चमानाuttering

महा-नादम्a loud roar

अब्रवीत्said

पवन-आत्मजम्to the son of the Wind (Hanuman)

Context

Surveying all over, Hanuman was wonderstruck to see as though it was leaping into the sky. The city had golden shutters, altars encrusted with vaidurya, mansions inlaid with diamonds, crystals, pearls and other gems, crowned with pure gold and silver. The staircases built with silver were studded with vaidurya. The beautiful quadrangles, coverd with grains of crystal were as though leaping into the air. It echoed with sounds of krauncha birds, peacocks and royal swans. Filled with sounds of musical instruments, it resembled the city of Vaswokasara.

Characters & Entities

Hanumān

Laṅkā

krauñca (birds)

barhiṇa (peacocks)

vaidūrya (gem)

FAQs

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

Dharma is disciplined perception: Hanumān observes without being morally seduced by luxury, keeping his purpose (service to righteousness) intact amid dazzling wealth.

What is the narrative situation?

After entering Laṅkā, Hanumān surveys the city’s extraordinary opulence and soundscape, noting its celestial-like architecture.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and focus—his capacity to witness grandeur yet remain mission-oriented.