Text 18] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 69

sa. vanarendra-bala-ruddha-vihdra-kostha-
$ri-dvara-gopura-sado-valabhi-vitanka

nirbhajyaména-dhisana-dhvaja-hema-kumbha-
Srigdtaka gaja-kulair hradiniva ghirnaé

sa@—the place known as Lanka; vanara-indra—of the great chiefs of
the monkeys; bala—by the strength; ruddha—stopped, encircled;
vihdra—pleasure houses; kostha—the places where food grains were
stocked; sri—the treasury houses; dvdéra—the doors of palaces;
gopura—the gates of the city; sadah—the assembly houses; valabhi—
the frontage of great palaces; vitankd—the rest houses for the pigeons;
nirbhajyamana—in the process of being dismantled; dhisana—plat-
forms; dhvaja—the flags; hema-kumbha—golden waterpots on the
domes; Srrigdtaki—and the crossroads; gaja-kulaih—by herds of
elephants; hradini—a river; iva—like; ghiirnd—agitated.

TRANSLATION

After entering Lanka, the monkey soldiers, led by chiefs like
Sugriva, Nila and Hanuman, occupied all the sporting houses, gra-
naries, treasuries, palace doorways, city gates, assembly houses,
palace frontages and even the resting houses of the pigeons. When
the city’s crossroads, platforms, flags and golden waterpots on its
domes were all destroyed, the entire city of Lanka appeared like a
river disturbed by a herd of elephants.

TEXT 18

THTATRIRISH PEETERA-
PITT ATUAT TANT HAT |

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raksah-patis tad avalokya nikumbha-kumbha-
dhimréksa-durmukha-surantaka-narantakadin

putram prahastam atikaya-vikampanddin
sarvanugan samahinod atha kumbhakarnam
