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Verse 355.1

Sarga 17

ततः कमुदषण्डाभो निर्मलं निर्मलोदयः। प्रजगाम नभश्चन्द्रो हंसो नीलमिवोदकम्।।5.17.1।।

tataḥ kamudaṣaṇḍābho nirmalaṃ nirmalodayaḥ. prajagāma nabhaścandro haṃso nīlamivodakam..5.17.1..

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English Translation

"Then the Moon shining like a bed of lilies rose stainless, ascended the clear sky and looked like a swan swimming through blue water.

Note: Hanuman experiences the presence of ogresses hiding on the Simsupa tree."

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Word Meanings

ततः thereafter, कुमुदषण्डाभः shining like a bed of lilies, निर्मलोदयः risen stainless, चन्द्रः Moon, हंसः swan, नीलम् blue, उदकम् इव like water, निर्मलम् clear, नभः sky, प्रजगाम reached.

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Source

Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 17

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355.1