लंका पुरी निरालम्बा देव दुर्गा भय आवहा | न अदेयम् पार्वतम् वन्यम् कृत्रिमम् च चतुर् विधम् || ६-३-२०
shaila agre racitaa durgaa saa puur deva pura upamaa | vaaji vaaraNa sampuurNaa la.nkaa parama durjayaa || 6-3-22
Translation
"Lanka therefore is impregnable, it is a celestial citadel, that inspires terror. Surrounded by water and built on a mountain, it has four fold defenses including forest and artificial fortification."
Word by word
laN^kaa punaH
'Lanka again
niraalamba
is impregnable
devadurgaa
a celestial citadel
bhayaavahaa
that inspires terror
naadeyam
surrounded by flowing water
paarvatam
built on a mountain
chaturvidham
with its four fold defenses
vaanyam
consisting of forest
kR^ittimamcha
and by artificial fortification.
Chapter context
Rama Requests Hanuma to Describe Lanka in Detail
30 verses · Verse 20 of 30
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