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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 हनुमा
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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