Verse 20·VR 5.35.20

दश पद्मो दश बृहत् त्रिभिः व्याप्तो द्वि शुक्लवान् | षड् उन्नतो नव तनुः त्रिभिः व्याप्नोति राघवः || ५-३५-२०

dasha padmo dasha bR^ihat tribhiH vyaapto dvi shuklavaan |ShaD unnato nava tanuH tribhiH vyaapnoti raaghavaH || 5-35-20

Translation

"Rama has ten lotus-like limbs (viz. the countenance, the mouth, the eyes, the tongue, lips, palate, breasts, nails, the hands and the feet). He has ten ample limbs (viz. the chest, the head, the forehead, the neck, the arms, the heart, the mouth the feet, the back and the ears). He is spread through by reason of three (viz. splendour, renown and glory). He is doubly pure (on father's and mother's side). He is elevated in six limbs (viz. the flanks, the abdomen, the breast, the nose, the shoulders and the forehead). He is small, thin, fine or sharp in nine (viz. the hair, the moustaches and the beard, nails the hair on the body, the skin, the finger-joints, the membrum virile, acumen and perception). He pursues religious merit, worldly riches and the sensuous delight in three periods (viz. the forenoon, midday and afternoon).

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raaghavaH

Rama

dashapadmaH

has ten lotus-like limbs (viz. the countenance; the mouth; the eyes; the tongue; lips; palate; breasts; nails; the hands and the feet)

dashabR^ihat

He has ten ample limbs (viz. the chest; the head; the forehead; the neck; the arms the heart; the mouth; the feet; the back and the ears)

vyaaptaH

He is spread through

tribhiH

by reason of three (viz. splendour; renown and glor)

dvishuklavaan

He is doubly pure (on father's and mother's side)

SaDunnataH

He is elevated in six limbs (viz the flanks; the abdomen; the breast; the nose; the shoulders and the forehead)

navatanuH

He is small; thin; fine or sharp in nine (viz. the hair; the moustaches and the beard; nails; the hair on the body; the skin; the finger joints; the membran virile

acumen adn perception) vyaaproti

He pursus religious merit; world riches and sensuous delight in three periods ( viz the forenoon; midday and afternoon).

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Seetha Asks Hanuma to Describe the Characteristics of Rama

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