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SUNDARAKANDA
 
स सागरमनाधृष्यम् अतिक्रन्म्य 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 हनुमान् 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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