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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
सौम्याः gentle ones, ततः then, तं देशम् place, आगम्य having reached, वितिमिरम् devoid of darkness, वनम् forest, दीप्तवैश्वानरप्रभाम् light of burning fire, काञ्चनान् golden, वृक्षान् trees, सालान् salas, तालान् talas, तमालांश्च tamalas, पुन्नागान् punnagas, वञ्जुलान् vanjjulas, धवान् dhavas, चम्पकान् champakas, नागवृक्षांश्च naga trees, पुष्पितान् blossomed, कर्णिकारांश्च Karnikas also, काञ्चनैः golden, चित्रैः wonderful, स्तबकैः bunches, तथा so also, रक्तै: red ones, किसलयैः tender leaves, आपीडैः entwining, लताभिश्च with creepers, हेमाभरणभूषितान् adorned with golden ornaments, तरुणादित्यसङ्काशान् looking like effulgent rising Sun, वैदूर्यमयवेदिकान् raised structures encrusted with precious stones of Vaiduryas, वपुषा with their appearance, विभ्राजमानान् dazzling, हिरण्मयान् full of gold, पादपांश्च and trees, नीलवैदूर्यवर्णाः of the colours of sapphires and vaiduryas, पतगैः with birds, वृताः filled, बालार्कसन्निभैः by those looking like the rising Sun, काञ्चनैः with golden, महद्भि: by enchanting ones, पद्मैः lotuses, वृताः surrounded, पद्मिनीः lotus ponds, ददृशुः saw.
Having reached inside the cave the monkeys saw a forest shining like blazing fire, dispelling the surrounding darkness. There they noticed sala, tala, tamala, punnaga, vanjjula, dhava, champaka, and naga trees. They also saw blossoming plants of Karnikara, bunches of beautiful golden flowers and tender redcoloured leaves.They saw wonderful trees with creepers on top entwining them, and ornamented with gold (like golden fruits), radiant like the dazzling rising Sun. There were altars encrusted with precious sapphire and vaidurya. The golden trees were shining bright. There were lotus creepers looking like sapphire and vaidurya.The ponds were filled with golden lotuses and were surrounded by birds.