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Sundara Kanda Sarga 1 Shloka 71
Original Shloka
विकर्षन्नूर्मिजालानि बृहन्ति लवणाम्भसि। पुप्लुवे कपिशार्दूलो विकिरन्निव रोदसी।।5.1.71।।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

कपिशार्दूलः a tiger among vanaras, लवणाम्भसि the saltwater ocean, बृहन्ति many, ऊर्मिजालानि mighty waves of the ocean, विकर्षन् pulling across, रोदसी the intermediary space (अन्तरिक्ष), विकिरन्निव drawing and dividing the earth and sky like, पुप्लुवे leaped forward.

English Commentary

As the tiger among the monkeys pushed the big network of waves of the saltwater ocean and leaped forward, it appeared as if he was drawing the intermediary space dividing the earth and the sky.