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Verse 39.17

Sarga 39

योजनायामविस्तारमेकैको धरणीतलम्। बिभिदु: परुषव्याघ्र वज्रस्पर्शसमैर्नखै:।।1.39.17।।

yojanāyāmavistāramekaiko dharaṇītalam. bibhidu: paruṣavyāghra vajrasparśasamairnakhai:..1.39.17..

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English Translation

"O Tiger among men each one of them occupying one yojana in length and breadth of ground, dug up the earth with their nails that were sharp as diamonds."

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Word Meanings

परुषव्याघ्र O Tiger among men, एकैक: each one of them, योजनायामविस्तारम् one yojana of length and width, धरणीतलम् ground, वज्रस्पर्शसमै: resembling the touch (sharpness) of diamonds, नखै: with their nails, बिभिदु: broke (dug up).

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 39

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39.17