किं न्वेतन्मेघसंकाशं पर्वतस्याविदूरतः | वृक्षखण्डमिवाभाति परं कौतूहलं हि मे || १-२८-१७ दर्शनीयं मृगाकीर्णं मनोहरमतीव च | नानाप्रकारैः शकुनैर्वल्गुभाषैरलंकृतम् || १-२८-१८
Translation
"What is this cloudlike picturesque thicket shining forth not very far away on this side of mountain, with animals spreading over it, and embellished with numerous kinds of birds that have pleasant callings it is highly soul-delighting, thus, my inquisitiveness is growing very much to know it, what is this, really! [1-28-17, 18]
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Word by word
, 18. itaH parvatasya
on this side, of mountain
aviduurataH
not very far
meghasankaasham
cloud-like formation
darshaniiyam
picturesque
mR^igaakiirNam
spread-over with animals
atiiva manoharam
highly, heart \t\t\tpleasing one
valgubhaaSaiH
with pleasant callings \t\t\t[of birds]
naanaaprakaaraiH shakunaiH alankR^itam
embellished with \t\t\tnumerous, kinds of, birds
vR^ikShakhaNDam
a group of trees - a thicket
bhaati
is shining forth
etat kim nu
this, what, really
me param kautuuhalam \t\t\thi
to me, very much, inquisitiveness, indeed.
Chapter context
Vishvamitra teaches Rama about annulment of missiles
11 verses · Verse 17 of 11
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