Yuddha Kanda · Sarga 39
Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 39
The Book of War
6.39.1
तांरात्रिमुषितास्तत्रसुवेलेहरिपुङ्गवाः । लङ्कायांददृशुर्वीरावनान्युपवनानिच ।।6.39.1।।
tāṃrātrimuṣitāstatrasuveleharipuṅgavāḥ | laṅkāyāṃdadṛśurvīrāvanānyupavanānica
The heroic leader of the monkeys kept awake that night on the Suvela and saw forests and gardens there in Lanka.
6.39.2
समसौम्यानिरम्याणिविशालान्यायतानिच । दृष्टिरम्याणितेदृष्टवाबभूवुर्जातविस्मयाः ।।6.39.2।।
samasaumyāniramyāṇiviśālānyāyatānica | dṛṣṭiramyāṇitedṛṣṭavābabhūvurjātavismayāḥ
They were amazed to see the even terrain, beautiful and expansive, long, and continuous sanctuary lovely to look at being a feast to the eyes.
6.39.3
चम्पकाशोकपुन्नागसालतालसमाकुला । तमालवनसञ्छन्नानागमालासमावृता ।।6.39.3।। हिन्तालैरर्जुनैर्नीपैस्सप्तपर्णैश्चपुष्पितैः । तिलकैःकर्णिकारैश्चपाटलैश्चसमन्ततः ।।6.39.4।। शुशुभेपुष्पिताग्रैश्चलतापरिगतैर्द्रुमैः । लङ्काबहुविधैर्दिव्यैर्यथेन्द्रस्यामरावती ।।6.39.5।। विचित्रकुसुमोपेतैरक्तकोमलपल्लवैः । शाद्वलैश्चतथानीपैश्चित्राभिर्वनराजिभिः ।।6.39.6।।
campakāśokapunnāgasālatālasamākulā | tamālavanasañchannānāgamālāsamāvṛtā hintālairarjunairnīpaissaptaparṇaiścapuṣpitaiḥ | tilakaiḥkarṇikāraiścapāṭalaiścasamantataḥ śuśubhepuṣpitāgraiścalatāparigatairdrumaiḥ | laṅkābahuvidhairdivyairyathendrasyāmarāvatī vicitrakusumopetairaktakomalapallavaiḥ | śādvalaiścatathānīpaiścitrābhirvanarājibhiḥ
Thickly covered with trees like Champaka, Asoka, Punnaga, Sala, Tala, Samala and Tamala trees concealing the woods, surrounded with Nagamala trees all over and Hintala, Arjuna and Neepa in full bloom, Saptaparni, Tilaka, Karnakara and Patala trees with crests laden with flowers, intertwined with creepers and wonderful variety of flowers trees with tender red leaves as if clothe d in red, flowers of diverse kind and similarly colourful Neela and Sadala as king of forest, it was shining like Amaravathi, capital of Indra.
6.39.4
चम्पकाशोकपुन्नागसालतालसमाकुला । तमालवनसञ्छन्नानागमालासमावृता ।।6.39.3।। हिन्तालैरर्जुनैर्नीपैस्सप्तपर्णैश्चपुष्पितैः । तिलकैःकर्णिकारैश्चपाटलैश्चसमन्ततः ।।6.39.4।। शुशुभेपुष्पिताग्रैश्चलतापरिगतैर्द्रुमैः । लङ्काबहुविधैर्दिव्यैर्यथेन्द्रस्यामरावती ।।6.39.5।। विचित्रकुसुमोपेतैरक्तकोमलपल्लवैः । शाद्वलैश्चतथानीपैश्चित्राभिर्वनराजिभिः ।।6.39.6।।
campakāśokapunnāgasālatālasamākulā | tamālavanasañchannānāgamālāsamāvṛtā hintālairarjunairnīpaissaptaparṇaiścapuṣpitaiḥ | tilakaiḥkarṇikāraiścapāṭalaiścasamantataḥ śuśubhepuṣpitāgraiścalatāparigatairdrumaiḥ | laṅkābahuvidhairdivyairyathendrasyāmarāvatī vicitrakusumopetairaktakomalapallavaiḥ | śādvalaiścatathānīpaiścitrābhirvanarājibhiḥ
Thickly covered with trees like Champaka, Asoka, Punnaga, Sala, Tala, Samala and Tamala trees concealing the woods, surrounded with Nagamala trees all over and Hintala, Arjuna and Neepa in full bloom, Saptaparni, Tilaka, Karnakara and Patala trees with crests laden with flowers, intertwined with creepers and wonderful variety of flowers trees with tender red leaves as if clothe d in red, flowers of diverse kind and similarly colourful Neela and Sadala as king of forest, it was shining like Amaravathi, capital of Indra.
6.39.5
चम्पकाशोकपुन्नागसालतालसमाकुला । तमालवनसञ्छन्नानागमालासमावृता ।।6.39.3।। हिन्तालैरर्जुनैर्नीपैस्सप्तपर्णैश्चपुष्पितैः । तिलकैःकर्णिकारैश्चपाटलैश्चसमन्ततः ।।6.39.4।। शुशुभेपुष्पिताग्रैश्चलतापरिगतैर्द्रुमैः । लङ्काबहुविधैर्दिव्यैर्यथेन्द्रस्यामरावती ।।6.39.5।। विचित्रकुसुमोपेतैरक्तकोमलपल्लवैः । शाद्वलैश्चतथानीपैश्चित्राभिर्वनराजिभिः ।।6.39.6।।
campakāśokapunnāgasālatālasamākulā | tamālavanasañchannānāgamālāsamāvṛtā hintālairarjunairnīpaissaptaparṇaiścapuṣpitaiḥ | tilakaiḥkarṇikāraiścapāṭalaiścasamantataḥ śuśubhepuṣpitāgraiścalatāparigatairdrumaiḥ | laṅkābahuvidhairdivyairyathendrasyāmarāvatī vicitrakusumopetairaktakomalapallavaiḥ | śādvalaiścatathānīpaiścitrābhirvanarājibhiḥ
Thickly covered with trees like Champaka, Asoka, Punnaga, Sala, Tala, Samala and Tamala trees concealing the woods, surrounded with Nagamala trees all over and Hintala, Arjuna and Neepa in full bloom, Saptaparni, Tilaka, Karnakara and Patala trees with crests laden with flowers, intertwined with creepers and wonderful variety of flowers trees with tender red leaves as if clothe d in red, flowers of diverse kind and similarly colourful Neela and Sadala as king of forest, it was shining like Amaravathi, capital of Indra.
6.39.6
चम्पकाशोकपुन्नागसालतालसमाकुला । तमालवनसञ्छन्नानागमालासमावृता ।।6.39.3।। हिन्तालैरर्जुनैर्नीपैस्सप्तपर्णैश्चपुष्पितैः । तिलकैःकर्णिकारैश्चपाटलैश्चसमन्ततः ।।6.39.4।। शुशुभेपुष्पिताग्रैश्चलतापरिगतैर्द्रुमैः । लङ्काबहुविधैर्दिव्यैर्यथेन्द्रस्यामरावती ।।6.39.5।। विचित्रकुसुमोपेतैरक्तकोमलपल्लवैः । शाद्वलैश्चतथानीपैश्चित्राभिर्वनराजिभिः ।।6.39.6।।
campakāśokapunnāgasālatālasamākulā | tamālavanasañchannānāgamālāsamāvṛtā hintālairarjunairnīpaissaptaparṇaiścapuṣpitaiḥ | tilakaiḥkarṇikāraiścapāṭalaiścasamantataḥ śuśubhepuṣpitāgraiścalatāparigatairdrumaiḥ | laṅkābahuvidhairdivyairyathendrasyāmarāvatī vicitrakusumopetairaktakomalapallavaiḥ | śādvalaiścatathānīpaiścitrābhirvanarājibhiḥ
Thickly covered with trees like Champaka, Asoka, Punnaga, Sala, Tala, Samala and Tamala trees concealing the woods, surrounded with Nagamala trees all over and Hintala, Arjuna and Neepa in full bloom, Saptaparni, Tilaka, Karnakara and Patala trees with crests laden with flowers, intertwined with creepers and wonderful variety of flowers trees with tender red leaves as if clothe d in red, flowers of diverse kind and similarly colourful Neela and Sadala as king of forest, it was shining like Amaravathi, capital of Indra.
6.39.7
गन्धाढ्यान्यभिरम्याणिपुष्पाणिचफलानिच । धारयन्त्यगमास्तत्रभूषणानीवमानवाः ।।6.39.7।।
gandhāḍhyānyabhiramyāṇipuṣpāṇicaphalānica | dhārayantyagamāstatrabhūṣaṇānīvamānavāḥ
Having reached there where trees bore fragrance, very beautiful flowers and fruits seemed as though humans were wearing ornaments.
6.39.8
तच्चैत्ररथसङ्काशंमनोज्ञंनन्दनोपमम् । वनंसर्वरर्तुकंरम्यंशुशुभेषटपदायुतम् ।।6.39.8।।
taccaitrarathasaṅkāśaṃmanojñaṃnandanopamam | vanaṃsarvarartukaṃramyaṃśuśubheṣaṭapadāyutam
Appearing like the chaitra chariot of Kubera, Nandana garden of Indra, green in all seasons filled with bees, the garden was a wonderful delight.
6.39.9
नत्यूहकोयष्टिमकैर्नृत्यमानैश्चबर्हिभि । रुतंपरभृतानांचशुश्रुवुर्वन्निर्झरे ।।6.39.9।।
natyūhakoyaṣṭimakairnṛtyamānaiścabarhibhi | rutaṃparabhṛtānāṃcaśuśruvurvannirjhare
The Vanaras heard the singing of cuckoos, dancing of peacocks, crying of gallinules, lapwings and herons from the gardens abounding in cascades.
6.39.10
नित्यमत्तविहङ्गानिभ्रमराचरितानिच । कोकिलाकुलषण्डानिविहगाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.10।। भृङ्गराजाभिगीतानिभ्रमरैस्सेवितानिच । कोणालकविघुष्टानिसारसाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.11।। विविशुस्तेततस्तानिवनान्युपवनानिच । हृष्टाःप्रमुदितावीराहरयःकामरूपिणः ।।6.39.12।।
nityamattavihaṅgānibhramarācaritānica | kokilākulaṣaṇḍānivihagābhirutānica bhṛṅgarājābhigītānibhramaraissevitānica | koṇālakavighuṣṭānisārasābhirutānica viviśustetatastānivanānyupavanānica | hṛṣṭāḥpramuditāvīrāharayaḥkāmarūpiṇaḥ
There after the rejoiced heroic Vanaras who can change their form at will happily entered the woods and gardens inhabited by birds in heat full of emotion, trees covered with cuckoos, and wandering bees, rendered noisy by birds, resounded with the singing of large black bees and bees going around clinging to trees, mingled with sounds of various birds and noise of cries of cranes.
6.39.11
नित्यमत्तविहङ्गानिभ्रमराचरितानिच । कोकिलाकुलषण्डानिविहगाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.10।। भृङ्गराजाभिगीतानिभ्रमरैस्सेवितानिच । कोणालकविघुष्टानिसारसाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.11।। विविशुस्तेततस्तानिवनान्युपवनानिच । हृष्टाःप्रमुदितावीराहरयःकामरूपिणः ।।6.39.12।।
nityamattavihaṅgānibhramarācaritānica | kokilākulaṣaṇḍānivihagābhirutānica bhṛṅgarājābhigītānibhramaraissevitānica | koṇālakavighuṣṭānisārasābhirutānica viviśustetatastānivanānyupavanānica | hṛṣṭāḥpramuditāvīrāharayaḥkāmarūpiṇaḥ
There after the rejoiced heroic Vanaras who can change their form at will happily entered the woods and gardens inhabited by birds in heat full of emotion, trees covered with cuckoos, and wandering bees, rendered noisy by birds, resounded with the singing of large black bees and bees going around clinging to trees, mingled with sounds of various birds and noise of cries of cranes.
6.39.12
नित्यमत्तविहङ्गानिभ्रमराचरितानिच । कोकिलाकुलषण्डानिविहगाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.10।। भृङ्गराजाभिगीतानिभ्रमरैस्सेवितानिच । कोणालकविघुष्टानिसारसाभिरुतानिच ।।6.39.11।। विविशुस्तेततस्तानिवनान्युपवनानिच । हृष्टाःप्रमुदितावीराहरयःकामरूपिणः ।।6.39.12।।
nityamattavihaṅgānibhramarācaritānica | kokilākulaṣaṇḍānivihagābhirutānica bhṛṅgarājābhigītānibhramaraissevitānica | koṇālakavighuṣṭānisārasābhirutānica viviśustetatastānivanānyupavanānica | hṛṣṭāḥpramuditāvīrāharayaḥkāmarūpiṇaḥ
There after the rejoiced heroic Vanaras who can change their form at will happily entered the woods and gardens inhabited by birds in heat full of emotion, trees covered with cuckoos, and wandering bees, rendered noisy by birds, resounded with the singing of large black bees and bees going around clinging to trees, mingled with sounds of various birds and noise of cries of cranes.
6.39.13
तेषांप्रविशतांतत्रवानराणांमहौजसाम् । पुष्पसंसर्गसुरभिर्ववौघ्राणसुखोऽनिलः ।।6.39.13।।
teṣāṃpraviśatāṃtatravānarāṇāṃmahaujasām | puṣpasaṃsargasurabhirvavaughrāṇasukho'nilaḥ
Then the Vanaras of extraordinary energy, were enjoying the breeze redolent with the fragrance of flowers as they were entering, and the wind blew.
6.39.14
अन्येतुहरिवीराणांयूथान्निष्क्रम्ययूथपाः । सुग्रीवेणाभ्यनुज्ञातालङ्कांजग्मुःपताकिनीम् ।।6.39.14।।
anyetuharivīrāṇāṃyūthānniṣkramyayūthapāḥ | sugrīveṇābhyanujñātālaṅkāṃjagmuḥpatākinīm
Some other monkey heroes permitted by Sugriva went to Lanka decorated with flags.
6.39.15
वित्रासयन्तोविहगांस्त्रासयन्तोमृगद्विपान् । कम्पयन्तश्चतांलङ्कांनादैस्तेनदतांवराः ।।6.39.15।।
vitrāsayantovihagāṃstrāsayantomṛgadvipān | kampayantaścatāṃlaṅkāṃnādaistenadatāṃvarāḥ
Other monkeys capable of roaring went into Lanka, spreading out terrifying the birds, dispiriting the deer and elephants by noise.
6.39.16
कुर्वन्तस्तेमहावेगामहींचरणपीडिताम् । रजश्चसहसैवोर्थ्वंजगामचरणोत्थितम् ।।6.39.16।।
kurvantastemahāvegāmahīṃcaraṇapīḍitām | rajaścasahasaivorthvaṃjagāmacaraṇotthitam
Those Vanaras endowed with speed went trampling down on the ground with force, the dust under their feet rose to the sky in a fraction of a second.
6.39.17
ऋक्षास्सिंहावराहाश्चमहिषावारणामृगाः । तेनशब्देनवित्रस्ताजग्मुर्भीतादिशोदश ।।6.39.17।।
ṛkṣāssiṃhāvarāhāścamahiṣāvāraṇāmṛgāḥ | tenaśabdenavitrastājagmurbhītādiśodaśa
Alarmed by that sound the Bears, lions, pigs, elephants, buffaloes were frightened and went in all the ten directions.
6.39.18
शिखरंतत्त्रिकूटस्यप्रांशुचैकंदिविस्पृशम् । समन्तात्पुष्पसंञ्छन्नंमहारजतसन्निभम् ।।6.39.18।। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णंविमलंचारुदर्शनम् । श्लक्ष्णंश्रीमन्महच्छैवदुष्प्रापंशकुनैरपि ।।6.39.19।। मनसाऽपिदुरारोहंकिंपुनःकर्मणाजनैः ।
śikharaṃtattrikūṭasyaprāṃśucaikaṃdivispṛśam | samantātpuṣpasaṃñchannaṃmahārajatasannibham śatayojanavistīrṇaṃvimalaṃcārudarśanam | ślakṣṇaṃśrīmanmahacchaivaduṣprāpaṃśakunairapi manasā'pidurārohaṃkiṃpunaḥkarmaṇājanaiḥ |
Trikuta peak was fully covered with flowers, sparkled with gold, spread over a hundred yojanas, beautiful to look at, splendid and smooth. It is difficult even for birds to reach, for sages even in thought and difficult to access by any physical action. It is praiseworthy as if touching the sky alone.
6.39.19
शिखरंतत्त्रिकूटस्यप्रांशुचैकंदिविस्पृशम् । समन्तात्पुष्पसंञ्छन्नंमहारजतसन्निभम् ।।6.39.18।। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णंविमलंचारुदर्शनम् । श्लक्ष्णंश्रीमन्महच्छैवदुष्प्रापंशकुनैरपि ।।6.39.19।। मनसाऽपिदुरारोहंकिंपुनःकर्मणाजनैः ।
śikharaṃtattrikūṭasyaprāṃśucaikaṃdivispṛśam | samantātpuṣpasaṃñchannaṃmahārajatasannibham śatayojanavistīrṇaṃvimalaṃcārudarśanam | ślakṣṇaṃśrīmanmahacchaivaduṣprāpaṃśakunairapi manasā'pidurārohaṃkiṃpunaḥkarmaṇājanaiḥ |
Trikuta peak was fully covered with flowers, sparkled with gold, spread over a hundred yojanas, beautiful to look at, splendid and smooth. It is difficult even for birds to reach, for sages even in thought and difficult to access by any physical action. It is praiseworthy as if touching the sky alone.
6.39.20
निविष्टातत्रशिखरेलङ्कारावणपालिता ।।6.39.20।। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णात्रिंशद्योजनमायता ।
niviṣṭātatraśikharelaṅkārāvaṇapālitā śatayojanavistīrṇātriṃśadyojanamāyatā |
Lanka ruled by Ravana was a hundred yojanas in breadth and thirty yojanas in length was seen.
6.39.21
सापुरीगोपुरैरुच्चैःपाण्डुराम्बुदसन्निभैः । काञ्चनेनचशालेनराजतेनचशोभते ।।6.39.21।।
sāpurīgopurairuccaiḥpāṇḍurāmbudasannibhaiḥ | kāñcanenacaśālenarājatenacaśobhate
The city of Lanka looked charming with tall towers resembling white cluster of clouds fortified with gold and silver.
6.39.22
प्रासादैश्चविमानैश्चलङ्कापरमभूषिता । घनैरिवाऽतपापायेमध्यमंवैष्णवंपदम् ।।6.39.22।।
prāsādaiścavimānaiścalaṅkāparamabhūṣitā | ghanairivā'tapāpāyemadhyamaṃvaiṣṇavaṃpadam
The tall buildings decorated beautifully resembled air planes and were shining like heavy rainy clouds exposed to the sun. The building in the centre resembled the abode of Vishnu.
6.39.23
यस्यांस्तम्भसहस्रेणप्रासादस्समलङ्कृतः । कैलासशिखराकारोदृश्यतेखमिवोललिखन् ।।6.39.23।। चैत्यस्सराक्षसेन्द्रस्यबभूवपुरभूषणम् । शतेनरक्षसांनित्यंयस्समग्रेणरक्ष्यते ।।6.39.24।।
yasyāṃstambhasahasreṇaprāsādassamalaṅkṛtaḥ | kailāsaśikharākārodṛśyatekhamivolalikhan caityassarākṣasendrasyababhūvapurabhūṣaṇam | śatenarakṣasāṃnityaṃyassamagreṇarakṣyate
In that city, which was always protected fully by a hundred Rakshasas, there was a palace with thousand pillars, which looked like peak of mount Kailas, and was as though it was scraping the sky and it as like an ornament of Lanka, the city of Rakshasa's Lord.
6.39.24
यस्यांस्तम्भसहस्रेणप्रासादस्समलङ्कृतः । कैलासशिखराकारोदृश्यतेखमिवोललिखन् ।।6.39.23।। चैत्यस्सराक्षसेन्द्रस्यबभूवपुरभूषणम् । शतेनरक्षसांनित्यंयस्समग्रेणरक्ष्यते ।।6.39.24।।
yasyāṃstambhasahasreṇaprāsādassamalaṅkṛtaḥ | kailāsaśikharākārodṛśyatekhamivolalikhan caityassarākṣasendrasyababhūvapurabhūṣaṇam | śatenarakṣasāṃnityaṃyassamagreṇarakṣyate
In that city, which was always protected fully by a hundred Rakshasas, there was a palace with thousand pillars, which looked like peak of mount Kailas, and was as though it was scraping the sky and it as like an ornament of Lanka, the city of Rakshasa's Lord.
6.39.25
मनोज्ञांकाननवतींपर्वतैरुपशोभिताम् । नानाधातुविचित्रैश्चउद्यानैरुपशोभिताम् ।।6.39.25।। नानाविहङ्गासङ्घुष्टांनानामृगनिषेविताम् । नानाकुसुमसञ्छन्नांनानाराक्षससेविताम् ।।6.39.26।। तांसमृद्धांसमृद्धार्धांलक्ष्मीनान्लक्ष्मणाग्रजः । रावणस्यपुरींरामोददर्शसहवानरैः ।।6.39.27।।
manojñāṃkānanavatīṃparvatairupaśobhitām | nānādhātuvicitraiścaudyānairupaśobhitām nānāvihaṅgāsaṅghuṣṭāṃnānāmṛganiṣevitām | nānākusumasañchannāṃnānārākṣasasevitām tāṃsamṛddhāṃsamṛddhārdhāṃlakṣmīnānlakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ | rāvaṇasyapurīṃrāmodadarśasahavānaraiḥ
Prosperous Rama, brother of Lakshmana along with Vanaras saw different kinds of forests, mountains filled with different kinds of minerals, delightful gardens endowed with different varieties of flowers, charming birds singing happily, frequented by a variety of deer, attended by Rakshasas. The city was blooming with prosperity.
6.39.26
मनोज्ञांकाननवतींपर्वतैरुपशोभिताम् । नानाधातुविचित्रैश्चउद्यानैरुपशोभिताम् ।।6.39.25।। नानाविहङ्गासङ्घुष्टांनानामृगनिषेविताम् । नानाकुसुमसञ्छन्नांनानाराक्षससेविताम् ।।6.39.26।। तांसमृद्धांसमृद्धार्धांलक्ष्मीनान्लक्ष्मणाग्रजः । रावणस्यपुरींरामोददर्शसहवानरैः ।।6.39.27।।
manojñāṃkānanavatīṃparvatairupaśobhitām | nānādhātuvicitraiścaudyānairupaśobhitām nānāvihaṅgāsaṅghuṣṭāṃnānāmṛganiṣevitām | nānākusumasañchannāṃnānārākṣasasevitām tāṃsamṛddhāṃsamṛddhārdhāṃlakṣmīnānlakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ | rāvaṇasyapurīṃrāmodadarśasahavānaraiḥ
Prosperous Rama, brother of Lakshmana along with Vanaras saw different kinds of forests, mountains filled with different kinds of minerals, delightful gardens endowed with different varieties of flowers, charming birds singing happily, frequented by a variety of deer, attended by Rakshasas. The city was blooming with prosperity.
6.39.27
मनोज्ञांकाननवतींपर्वतैरुपशोभिताम् । नानाधातुविचित्रैश्चउद्यानैरुपशोभिताम् ।।6.39.25।। नानाविहङ्गासङ्घुष्टांनानामृगनिषेविताम् । नानाकुसुमसञ्छन्नांनानाराक्षससेविताम् ।।6.39.26।। तांसमृद्धांसमृद्धार्धांलक्ष्मीनान्लक्ष्मणाग्रजः । रावणस्यपुरींरामोददर्शसहवानरैः ।।6.39.27।।
manojñāṃkānanavatīṃparvatairupaśobhitām | nānādhātuvicitraiścaudyānairupaśobhitām nānāvihaṅgāsaṅghuṣṭāṃnānāmṛganiṣevitām | nānākusumasañchannāṃnānārākṣasasevitām tāṃsamṛddhāṃsamṛddhārdhāṃlakṣmīnānlakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ | rāvaṇasyapurīṃrāmodadarśasahavānaraiḥ
Prosperous Rama, brother of Lakshmana along with Vanaras saw different kinds of forests, mountains filled with different kinds of minerals, delightful gardens endowed with different varieties of flowers, charming birds singing happily, frequented by a variety of deer, attended by Rakshasas. The city was blooming with prosperity.
6.39.28
तांमहागृहसम्बाधांदृष्टवालक्ष्मणपूर्वजः । नगरीममरप्रख्योविस्मयंप्राप्यवीर्यवान् ।।6.39.28।।
tāṃmahāgṛhasambādhāṃdṛṣṭavālakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ | nagarīmamaraprakhyovismayaṃprāpyavīryavān
Valiant brother of Lakshmana wondered seeing the city filled with great palaces, distinct like Lord Indra's city.
6.39.29
तांरत्नपूर्णांबहुसंविधानांप्रासादमालाभिरलङ्कृतांच । पुरींमहायन्त्रकवाटमुख्यांददर्शरामोमहताबलेन ।।6.39.29।।
tāṃratnapūrṇāṃbahusaṃvidhānāṃprāsādamālābhiralaṅkṛtāṃca | purīṃmahāyantrakavāṭamukhyāṃdadarśarāmomahatābalena
Accompanied by huge Vanara army, Rama saw in the city of Lanka rows of buildingspalaces, adorned with gems, gates fitted with huge machines for war and large army of Ravana. ।। इत्यार्षेवाल्मीकीयेश्रीमद्रामायणेआदिकाव्येयुद्धकाण्डेएकोनचत्वारिंशस्सर्गः ।। This is the end of the thirty ninth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.