Shloka 19
लङ्कादर्शनम्
Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens
शिखरंतत्त्रिकूटस्यप्रांशुचैकंदिविस्पृशम् ।समन्तात्पुष्पसंञ्छन्नंमहारजतसन्निभम् ।।6.39.18।।शतयोजनविस्तीर्णंविमलंचारुदर्शनम् ।श्लक्ष्णंश्रीमन्महच्छैवदुष्प्रापंशकुनैरपि ।।6.39.19।।मनसाऽपिदुरारोहंकिंपुनःकर्मणाजनैः ।
śikharaṃ tat trikūṭasya prāṃśu caikaṃ divispṛśam |
samantāt puṣpa-saṃchannaṃ mahārajata-sannibham ||6.39.18||
śatayojana-vistīrṇaṃ vimalaṃ cāru-darśanam |
ślakṣṇaṃ śrīman mahac caiva duṣprāpaṃ śakunair api ||6.39.19||
manasā 'pi durārohaṃ kiṃ punaḥ karmaṇā janaiḥ |
特里库塔那孤峻高峰巍然耸立，仿佛触及苍穹——四面花覆如锦，光辉灿然似明银。其广延百由旬，清净无瑕，秀美悦目，平滑而庄严；连飞鸟亦难至——即便在心念中也难攀登，更何况凭人力而上。
Trikuta peak was fully covered with flowers, sparkled with gold, spread over a hundred yojanas, beautiful to look at, splendid and smooth. It is difficult even for birds to reach, for sages even in thought and difficult to access by any physical action. It is praiseworthy as if touching the sky alone.
FAQs
The verse frames Laṅkā’s setting with awe: dharma recognizes the difference between outer splendor and inner righteousness—magnificence of place does not justify adharma in its ruler.
The poem pauses to describe Trikūṭa’s immense, radiant, nearly inaccessible peak, establishing the formidable terrain associated with Laṅkā.
Not a personal virtue, but the narrative quality of vismaya (wonder) that prepares the audience for the scale of the conflict and the challenge ahead.