विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः पुरीमालोक्य सर्वतः। जाम्बूनदमयैर्द्वारैर्वैडूर्यकृतवेदिकैः।।5.3.8।। वज्रस्फटिकमुक्ताभिर्मणिकुट्टिमभूषितैः। तप्तहाटकनिर्यूहै राजतामलपाण्डुरैः।।5.3.9।। वैढूर्यकृतसोपानैः स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः। चारुसंजवनोपेतैः खमिवोत्पतितैः शुभैः।।5.3.10।। क्रौञ्चबर्हिणसङ्घुष्टैः राजहंस निषेवितैः। तूर्याभरणनिर्घोषैः सर्वतः प्रतिनादिताम्।।5.3.11।। वस्वौकसाराप्रतिमां तां वीक्ष्य नगरीं ततः। खमिवोत्पतितुं कामां जहर्ष हनुमान् कपिः।।5.3.12।।
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English Translation
पुरीम् the city, सर्वतः all over, आलोक्य surveying, विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः wonderstruck at heart, ततः then, कपिः vanara, हनुमान् Hanuman, जम्बूनदमयैः full of gold, द्वारैः shutters, वैढूर्यकृतवेदिकैः platforms encrusted with vaidurya, वज्रस्फटिकमुक्ताभिः with diamonds, crystals and pearls, मणिकुट्टिमभूषितैः studded with gems, तप्तहाटकनिर्यूहैः made of molten gold, राजतामलपाण्डुरैः pure white silver floors, वैढूर्यकृतसोपानैः stairscases encrusted with vaidurya, स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः covered with crystal grains, चारुसंजवनोपेतैः with lovely quadrangles, क्रौञ्चबर्हिणसङ्घुष्टैः echoing with sounds of Krauncha birds and Peacocks, राजहंसनिषेवितैः inhabited by royal swans, खम् sky, उत्पतितैरिव rising into the sky, शुभैः auspicious, तूर्याभरणनिर्घोषैः filled with sounds of musical instruments, सर्वतः all over, प्रतिनादिताम् resounding, वस्वौकसारप्रतिमाम् like the replica of the city of Vaswokasara, खम् sky, उत्पतिताम् इव as if risen, ताम् that, लङ्कां नगरीम् city of Lanka, वीक्ष्य gazing, जहर्ष rejoiced.
English Commentary
Surveying all over, Hanuman was wonderstruck to see as though it was leaping into the sky. The city had golden shutters, altars encrusted with vaidurya, mansions inlaid with diamonds, crystals, pearls and other gems, crowned with pure gold and silver. The staircases built with silver were studded with vaidurya. The beautiful quadrangles, coverd with grains of crystal were as though leaping into the air. It echoed with sounds of krauncha birds, peacocks and royal swans. Filled with sounds of musical instruments, it resembled the city of Vaswokasara.