Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 9 Shloka 40
Original Shlokaइति चामन्यत श्रीमानुपपत्त्या महाकपिः। मेने हि गुणतस्तानि समानि सलिलोद्भवैः।।5.9.40।।
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English Translation
श्रीमान् the illustrious, महाकपिः great monkey, उपपत्त्या ascertained to be true, इति thus, अमन्यत felt, तानि those, गुणतः by their qualities, सलिलोद्भवैः with waterborn lotuses, समानि similar मेने हि he thought.
English Commentary
The illustrious Hanuman felt it to be correct to compare those faces with lotuses for their fragrance.