Translations & Commentary
1 curated source available for this shloka.
Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
अथ thereafter, कस्यचित्कालस्य after a lapse of some time, कामरूपिणी capable of assuming forms at will, नागसहस्रस्य of a thousand elephants, बलम् strength of, धारयन्ती possessing, ताटका नाम यक्षी yakshi known as Tataka, धीमत: of the intelligent, सुन्दस्य Sunda's, भार्या wife, शक्रपराक्रम: possessed of the power of Indra, मारीच: rakshasa known as Maricha, यस्या: whose, पुत्र: son, अभूत् became known, भद्रं ते May prosperity greet you.
Then, after a lapse of several years, O gentle one a terrible yakshini by name Tataka, wife of intelligent Sunda, capable of assuming different forms at will, possessed of the strength of a thousand elephants and mother of a rakshasa known as Maricha armed with the power of Indra took possession of this place.