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Sundara Kanda Sarga 19 Shloka 16
Original Shloka
उत्कृष्टपर्णकमलां वित्रासितविहङ्गमाम्। हस्तिहस्तपरामृष्टामाकुलां पद्मिनीमिव।।5.19.16।।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

हस्तिहस्तपरामृष्टाम् destroyed by the trunks of elephants, उत्कृष्टपर्णकमलाम् lotus pond with excellent leaves, वित्रासितविहङ्गमाम् with frightened birds, आकुलाम् crushed, पद्मिनीमिव like the lotus creeper.

English Commentary

(She appeared) like a lotuspond the excellent leaves of whose lotuses surrounded by frightened birds are destroyed by the trunks of elephants.