Sundara Kanda 57.4
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Sundara Kanda 57 · Verse 4
Sanskrit Original
।। हनुमान्मारुतगतिर्महानौरिव सागरम्। अपारमपरिश्रान्तः पुप्लुवे गगनार्णवम् ।।
৷৷ hanumānmārutagatirmahānauriva sāgaram. apāramapariśrāntaḥ pupluvē gaganārṇavam ৷৷
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.