Verse 4·VR 5.5.4

हंसो यथा राजतपञ्जरसथः | सिम्हो यथा मन्दरकन्दरस्थः | वीरो यथा गर्वितकुञ्जरस्थ | श्चन्द्रो विबभ्राज तथामभरस्थः || ५-५-४

ha.nso yathaa raajatapaJNjarasathaH | simho yathaa mandarakandarasthaH | viiro yathaa garvitakuJNjarastha | shchandro vibabhraaja tathaamabharasthaH || 5-5-4

Translation

Like a swan in a silver cage, like a lion in the cave of Mount Mandara, like a warrior on a proud elephant, in the same way the moon shone in the sky.

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haMsaHyadaa

like a swan

raajatapaJNjarasthaH

in a silver cage

siMhahayathaa

like a lion

mandharakandarasthaH

in a cave of Mount Mandara

viiraHyathaa

like a warrior

garvitakuJNjarastaH

on proud elephant

tathaa

in the same way

ambarasthaH

in the sky

chandraHvibabhraaja

the moon shone.

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Ravana's Palace

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