Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 9, Shloka 62

पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्

Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace

Devanagari script

ऊरुपार्श्वकटीपृष्ठमन्योन्यस्य समाश्रिताः।परस्परनिविष्टाङ्ग्यो मदस्नेहवशानुगाः।।5.9.62।।

Transliteration

ūru-pārśva-kaṭī-pṛṣṭham anyonyasya samāśritāḥ |

paraspara-niviṣṭāṅgyo mada-sneha-vaśānugāḥ || 5.9.62 ||

Translation

她们因醉意与情欲而摇曳入睡，彼此倚靠在对方的腿、胁、腰与背上，肢体交缠相连。

Word by Word

• ऊरुपार्श्वकटीपृष्ठम्: thighs, sides, hips and back
• ऊरुपार्श्वकटीपृष्ठम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; locus ‘on thighs/sides/hips/back’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु + पार्श्व + कटी + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: ऊरु-पार्श्व-कटी-पृष्ठ (द्वन्द्व; list of body-parts); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (object/seat relied upon)

• अन्योन्यस्य: of one another
• अन्योन्यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of one another’ (reciprocal genitive)

• समाश्रिताः: having leaned/rested (upon)
• समाश्रिताः: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having resorted to/leaned on’

• परस्परनिविष्टाङ्ग्यः: with limbs intertwined mutually
• परस्परनिविष्टाङ्ग्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परस्पर + निविष्ट + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: समास: परस्पर-निविष्ट-अङ्गी (तत्पुरुष; ‘with limbs placed into/entwined with each other’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied स्त्रियः/प्रमदाः)

• मदस्नेहवशानुगाः: submissive to intoxication and love
• मदस्नेहवशानुगाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद + स्नेह + वश + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: मद-स्नेह-वश-अनुग (तत्पुरुष; ‘following the sway of intoxication and affection’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Context

Given to intoxication and sex, the women slept touching one another's thighs, sides, hips, back and lap of the other, with their limbs intertwined.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān (implicit observer)
• women of Rāvaṇa’s palace

FAQs

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

The verse depicts loss of discernment under intoxication and desire; dharma, by implication, requires mastery of senses and clarity of mind—qualities necessary for truthful conduct and right action.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān witnesses the palace women asleep in a disorderly, intimate heap, shaped by drink and passion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s inner purity and discipline, remaining unaffected by a scene meant to entice or distract.