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Bala Kanda Sarga 14 Shloka 23
Original Shloka
एकविंशतियूपास्ते एकविंशत्यरत्नय:। वासोभिरेकविंशद्भिरेकैकं समलङ्कृता:।।1.14.23।।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

एकविंशत्यरत्नय: measuring twenty one 'Aratni ' (distance from elbow to the tip of little finger), ते those, एकविंशतियूपा: twenty one posts, एकविंशद्भि: by twenty one, वासोभि: pieces of cloth, एकैकम् one for each post, समलङ्कृता: well decorated.

English Commentary

These twentyone sacrificial posts, each measuring twentyone 'aratni' height, were welldecorated wrapped in a piece of cloth.