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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."
एवमुक्त्वोदधिर्नष्टो व्यायतं शतयोजनम् ।
नलश्चके महासेतुं मध्ये नदनदीपतेः
Having said thus, 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 सातीर्णा वाहिनी नल सेतुना ।
तीरे निविविशे राक्षो बहुमूलफलांदके ॥
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 संनिवेश्यैव सैन्यं स्वं रक्षसां वधे ।
विभीषणस्यानुमते राजधर्ममनुस्मरन् ।
अङ्गदं वालितनयं 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."
एवमुक्त्वोदधिर्नष्टो व्यायतं शतयोजनम् ।
नलश्चके महासेतुं मध्ये नदनदीपतेः
Having said thus, 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 सातीर्णा वाहिनी नल सेतुना ।
तीरे निविविशे राक्षो बहुमूलफलांदके ॥
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 संनिवेश्यैव सैन्यं स्वं रक्षसां वधे ।
विभीषणस्यानुमते राजधर्ममनुस्मरन् ।
अङ्गदं वालितनयं समाहूयेदमब्रवीत्