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THE RAMAYANA
"I shall somehow cause to be still the
water turbulent with crocodiles and
sharks. O amiable one, this one is the
son of Visvakarma, Nala by name. Let
this monkey who is possessed of great
enthusiasm build a bridge over me."
एवमुत्तवोदधिर्नष्टो व्यायतं शतयोजनम् ।
नलश्चक्रे महासेतु मध्ये नदनदीपतेः ॥
This said, the water of the ocean
receded for a length of one hundred
yojanas and Nala built the great bridge
in the middle of the ocean.
वानराणां हि सा तीर्णा वाहिनी नलसेतुना ।
तीरे निविविशे राज्ञो बहुमूलफलोदके ॥
That army of the king of monkeys
crossed over the ocean by the bridge
built by Nala and stationed themselves
on the (other) bank, full of many roots
fruits and water.
राघवः सन्निवेश्यैव सैन्यं स्वं रक्षसां वधे ।
विभीषणस्यानुमते राजधर्मुमनुस्मरन् ।
अनदं बालितनयं समाहूयेदमब्रवीत् ॥
THE RAMAYANA
"I shall somehow cause to be still the
water turbulent with crocodiles and
sharks. O amiable one, this one is the
son of Visvakarma, Nala by name. Let
this monkey who is possessed of great
enthusiasm build a bridge over me."
एवमुत्तवोदधिर्नष्टो व्यायतं शतयोजनम् ।
नलश्चक्रे महासेतु मध्ये नदनदीपतेः ॥
This said, the water of the ocean
receded for a length of one hundred
yojanas and Nala built the great bridge
in the middle of the ocean.
वानराणां हि सा तीर्णा वाहिनी नलसेतुना ।
तीरे निविविशे राज्ञो बहुमूलफलोदके ॥
That army of the king of monkeys
crossed over the ocean by the bridge
built by Nala and stationed themselves
on the (other) bank, full of many roots
fruits and water.
राघवः सन्निवेश्यैव सैन्यं स्वं रक्षसां वधे ।
विभीषणस्यानुमते राजधर्मुमनुस्मरन् ।
अनदं बालितनयं समाहूयेदमब्रवीत् ॥