Verse 8·VR 5.38.8
लन्काया दुष्प्रवेशत्वात् दुस्तरत्वान् महाउदधेः | सामर्थ्यात् आत्मनः चैव मया एतत् समुदाहृतम् || ५-३८-८
icchhaami tvaam samaanetum adya eva raghu bandhunaa | guru snehena bhaktyaa ca na anyathaa tat udaahR^itam || 5-38-9
Translation
"I spoke this because of the unassailability of Lanka, its great ocean so difficult to be crossed and also my capacity of taking you."
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duSpradharSatraat
because of the unassailability
lankaayaaH
of Lanka
mahodadheH
and the great ocean
dustaratvaa
difficult to be crossed
aatmanaH saamarthyaachchaiva
and because of my capability
etat
this
samudiiritam
was spoken
mayaa
by me.
Chapter context
38
Hanuma Asks Seetha to Give Him a Token of Remembrance
65 verses · Verse 8 of 65
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