Sundara Kanda 57.1
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Sundara Kanda 57 · Verse 1
Sanskrit Original
स चन्द्रकुमुदं रम्यं सार्ककारण्डवं शुभम्। तिष्यश्रवणकादम्बमभ्रशैवालशाद्वलम्।।
sa candrakumudaṅ ramyaṅ sārkakāraṇḍavaṅ śubham. tiṣyaśravaṇakādambamabhraśaivālaśādvalam৷৷
Hanuman leaped ike the Windgod, unwearied across the sky, as a huge boat crosses an ocean. The ocean was graced with a swan, the sky with constellation of Swati with fullblown lotuses and water lilies, like the nagas, yakshas, and gandharvas gathered together. The Moon in the sky was like a white lotus, the Sun like a waterfowl, the auspicious Tishya and Shravana like the sweetvoiced swans, and the clouds like duckweeds and green grassy spots on the shore. The Punarvasu star was like a large fish and the planet Mars was like a crocodile. Airavata was like the great island. The waves produced by the wind were like cool moonlight in the cold water.