Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 9, Shloka 30

पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्

Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace

Devanagari script

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थैस्तु पञ्च पञ्चभिरुत्तमैः।तर्पयामास मातेव तदा रावणपालिता।।5.9.30।।

Transliteration

indriyāṇīndriyārthais tu pañca pañcabhir uttamaiḥ |

tarpayāmāsa māteva tadā rāvaṇapālitā ||5.9.30||

Translation

那时，这间由罗波那守护的内室宛如慈母，以五种上妙的享乐之境，满足了五根诸感官。

Word by Word

• इन्द्रियाणि: the sense-organs
• इन्द्रियाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; collective sense-organs

• इन्द्रियार्थैः: with the objects of the senses
• इन्द्रियार्थैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक); इन्द्रिय-अर्थ (sense-objects)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रियाणाम् अर्थाः)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), contrast/emphasis

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; here qualifying implied groups (five)

• पञ्चभिः: with five (each)
• पञ्चभिः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; numeral adjective

• उत्तमैः: with excellent (ones)
• उत्तमैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; superlative adjective qualifying इन्द्रियार्थैः

• तर्पयामास: satisfied/pleased
• तर्पयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense (तर्पयति) with लिट् periphrastic usage

• माता: a mother
• माता: उपमान (Upamāna/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; used in simile with इव

• इव: like/as
• इव: उपमा-सूचक (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• रावणपालिता: (she) protected/kept by Ravana
• रावणपालिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रावण + पालित (कृदन्त, √पाल् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'पालित'; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रावणेन पालिता)

Context

The chamber of Ravana, like a mother, gratified all the five senses of Hanuman with proper objects of the senses.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma involves mastery over the senses: true righteousness is not to be ‘mothered’ by pleasures, but to remain truthful to one’s vow and purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

As Hanumān observes Rāvaṇa’s chambers, the text notes how perfectly they cater to sensory enjoyment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-restraint—resisting an environment designed to gratify every sense.