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SUNDARAKANDA
 
स सागरमनाधृष्यम् अतिक्रन्य महाबलः ।
त्रिकूटशिखरे लङ्कां स्थितां स्वस्थो ददर्श सः ॥
 
That mighty one, after crossing the un-
conquerable ocean, saw, with a composed
mind, Lanka situated on the peak of the
Trikuta mountain.
 
गिरिमूर्ध्नि स्थितां लङ्कां पाण्डरैर्भवनैः शुभाम् ।
स ददर्श कपिः श्रीमान् पुरमाकाशगं यथा ॥
 
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That auspicious monkey saw the city of
Lanka full of delightful white mansions as
if it were a city embedded in the sky.
 
पालितां राक्षसेन्द्रेण निर्मितां विश्वकर्मणा ।
प्लवमानामिवाकाशं ददर्श हनुमान् पुरीम् ॥
 
Hanuman saw the city ruled over by the
best of Rakshasas and built by Visvakarma,
as if it was floating in the sky.
 
सत्त्वमास्थाय मेधावी हनुमान मारुतात्मजः ।
निशि लङ्कां महासत्त्वो विवेश कपिकुञ्जरः ॥
 
The wise and the highly strong Hanu-
man, the son of Vayu and the best of
monkeys, assumed (all) his strength and
entered Lanka in the night.
 
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