Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 9, Shloka 19

पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्

Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace

Devanagari script

कूटागारैर्वराकारैर्विविधैस्समलङ्कृतम्।विमानं पुष्पकं दिव्यमारुरोह महाकपिः।।5.9.19।।

Transliteration

kūṭāgārair varākārair vividhaiḥ samalaṅkṛtam |

vimānaṃ puṣpakaṃ divyam āruroha mahākapiḥ ||5.9.19||

Translation

那神妙的飞行宫车“普什帕迦”，以诸多华美多样的楼阁装饰；大圣猿哈奴曼遂登临其上。

Word by Word

• कूटागारैः: with lofty mansions/structures
• कूटागारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूटागार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• वराकारैः: of excellent appearance
• वराकारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कूटागारैः विशेषण

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कूटागारैः विशेषण

• समलङ्कृतम्: fully adorned
• समलङ्कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समलङ्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्-√लङ्कृ (धातु))
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विमानस्य विशेषण

• विमानम्: aerial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• पुष्पकम्: Pu 63paka
• पुष्पकम्: Samjna (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विमानस्य नाम

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विमानस्य विशेषण

• आरुरोह: ascended
• आरुरोह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महाकपिः: the great monkey (Hanuman)
• महाकपिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह
  01 + कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: महान् कपिः

Context

The mansion of the lord of demons was a conglomeration of palaces half a yojana long and half a yojana wide.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Puṣpaka-vimāna

FAQs

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

Dharma here is effective service: Hanumān uses available means—even those belonging to the enemy realm—solely to advance the righteous mission of finding Sītā and serving Rāma, without selfish intent.

What is the narrative situation?

While searching within Laṅkā, Hanumān mounts the divine Puṣpaka-vimāna described as richly adorned.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resourcefulness guided by righteousness: Hanumān’s bold action is tempered by his commitment to the mission and to satya (truthful loyalty to Rāma’s purpose).