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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 68 Shloka 14
Original Shloka
ते हस्तिनापुरे गङ्गां तीर्त्वा प्रत्यङ्मुखा ययुः। पाञ्चालदेशमासाद्य मध्येन कुरुजाङ्गलम्।।2.68.13।। सरांसि च सुपूर्णानि नदीश्च विमलोदकाः। निरीक्षमाणा स्ते जग्मुर्दूताः कार्यवशाद्द्रुतम्।।2.68.14।।
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English Translation

ते दूताः those messengers, हस्तिनापुरे at Hastinapura, गङ्गाम् Ganga, तीर्त्वा having crossed, प्रत्यङ्मुखाः in the westerly direction, ययुः went, मध्येन कुरुजाङ्गलम् through the middle of Kurujangala, पाञ्चालदेशम् Panchala country, आसाद्य having reached, सुपूर्णानि filled with water, सरांसि च lakes, विमलोदकाः of pellucid waters, नदीश्च rivers, निरीक्षमाणाः beholding, कार्यवशात् with a view to fulfil their mission, द्रुतम् fast, जग्मुः went.

English Commentary

The messengers crossed Ganga at Hastinapura, and went in the westerly direction through the middle of Kurujangala and reached the country of Panchala. Beholding lakes full of water and rivers of pellucid waters there, they travelled fast with a view to fulfilling their mission.