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Sundara Kanda Sarga 9 Shloka 26
Original Shloka
महत्या कुथयास्तीर्णां पृथिवीलक्षणाङ्कया। पृथिवीमिव विस्तीर्णां सराष्ट्रगृहमालिनीम्।।5.9.26।।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

पृथिवीलक्षणाङ्कया with several murals of earth, महत्या with expansive, कुथया with a carpet, आस्तीर्णाम् covered, सराष्ट्रगृहमालिनीम् having the garland of places and houses drawn on it, विस्तीर्णाम् expansive, पृथिवीमिव like the earth itself.

English Commentary

The floor was covered with a wide carpet spread from wall to wall with designs of different murals of many places and houses drawn in a row (garland like). The big carpet appeared like the expanse of earth itself.