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Sundara Kanda Sarga 9 Shloka 14
Original Shloka
ईहामृगसमायुक्त्तै: कार्तस्वरहिरमण्मयैः। सुकृतैराचितं स्तम्भैः प्रदीप्तमिव च श्रिया।।5.9.13।। मेरुमन्दरसङ्काशैरुल्लिखद्भिरिवाम्बरं। कूटागारैश्शुभाकारैस्सर्वतस्समलङ्कृतम्।।5.9.14।।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

ईहामृगसमायुक्तै: with images of wolves carved, कार्तस्वरहिरण्मयैः made of Kartaswara and Hiranmaya, two types of gold, सुकृतैः finely built, स्तम्भैः with pillars, आचितम् supported, श्रिया lustrous, प्रदीप्तमिव as though blazing, मेरुमन्दरसङ्काशैः resembling mountain Meru and Mandara, अम्बरम् sky, उल्लिखद्भिरिव as though scraping, शुभाकारैः by auspicious, कूटागारैः with multitude of pleasurehouses, सर्वतः everywhere, समलङ्कृतम् decorated.

English Commentary

It was supported by finely built pillars of two types of gold (Kartaswara and Hiranmaya) with images of wolves carved on them and blazing. It was tall as if scraping the sky and resembled mountains like Meru and Mandara. It was graced with multitudes of auspicious and decorated pleasurehouses everywhere.