सर्वतः च महाभीमाः शीत तोया महाशुभाः | अगाधा ग्राहवत्यः च परिखा मीन सेविताः || ६-३-१५
traayante samkramaas tatra para sainya aagame sati | yantrais tair avakiiryante parikhaasu samantataH || 6-3-17
Translation
"Most awe-inspiring and fathomless moats (deep trenches) of great splendor, filled with cold water, infested with alligators and inhabited by fishes are there all round the city."
Word by word
mahaabhiimaaH
most fearful
agaadhaaH
and fathomless
parikhaaH
deep trenches
mahaa shubhaiH
of great splendor
shiitatoyaaH
filled with cold water
graahavatyashcha
infested with alligators
mina sevitaaH
and inhabited by fishes
sarvataH
(are there) all round (the city).
Chapter context
Rama Requests Hanuma to Describe Lanka in Detail
30 verses · Verse 15 of 30
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