Valmiki Ramayana Verse 211.23

Verse 211.23

Sarga 15

पर्णशालां सुविपुलां तत्र सङ्खातमृत्तिकाम्। सुस्तम्भां मस्करैर्दीर्घैः कृतवंशां सुशोभनाम्।।3.15. 21।। शमीशाखाभिरास्तीर्य दृढपाशावपाशिताम्। कुशकाशशरैः पर्णैस्सुपरिच्छादितां तथा।।3.15.22।। समीकृततलां रम्यां चकार लघुविक्रमः। निवासं राघवस्यार्थे प्रेक्षणीयमनुत्तमम्।।3.15.23।।

parṇaśālāṃ suvipulāṃ tatra saṅkhātamṛttikām. sustambhāṃ maskarairdīrghaiḥ kṛtavaṃśāṃ suśobhanām..3.15. 21.. śamīśākhābhirāstīrya dṛḍhapāśāvapāśitām. kuśakāśaśaraiḥ parṇaissuparicchāditāṃ tathā..3.15.22.. samīkṛtatalāṃ ramyāṃ cakāra laghuvikramaḥ. nivāsaṃ rāghavasyārthe prekṣaṇīyamanuttamam..3.15.23..

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English Translation

"Lakshmana who was quick to act dug the clay with nippers, planted long bamboo poles, put branches of sami trees across and tied them with strong ropes. He spread kusa and kasa grass and leaves on the levelled ground. He built a beautiful, spacious and nice residence for Rama."

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Word Meanings

लघुविक्रम: quick to act, तत्र there, सङ्खातमृत्तिकाम् nippers digging the clay, सुस्तम्भाम् having strong poles, दीर्घैः long, मस्करैः bamboos, कृतवंशाम् succesfully did, सुशोभनाम् very splendid, शमीशाखाभिः with branches of sami trees (Prospis cineraria), आस्तीर्य after spreading, दृढपाशावपाशिताम् tied with strong ropes, तथा then, कुशकाशशरैः kasa and kusa grass, पर्णैः leaves, समीकृततलाम् the ground was made plain, रम्याम् beautiful, सुविपुलाम् spacious, पर्णशालाम् leafy cottage, राघवस्यार्थे for Rama, अनुत्तमम् best, प्रेक्षणीयम् worthy of looking, निवासम् residence, चकार built.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 15

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211.23