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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४८1.48.p01563–1.48.p01567
बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४८1.48.p01563

Sanskrit · 1.48.p01563

श्रीमद्वाल्मीकियरामायणे बालकाण्डे अष्टचत्वारिंशः सर्गः ॥१-४८॥ पृष्ट्वा तु कुशलं तत्र परस्परसमागमे। कथान्ते सुमतिर्वाक्यं व्याजहार महामुनिम् ॥१॥

English · Meaning

In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Bālakāṇḍa, the forty-eighth canto. Then, after asking about welfare there upon their mutual meeting, at the end of the conversation Sumati addressed words to the great sage.

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४८1.48.p01564

Sanskrit · 1.48.p01564

इमौ कुमारौ भद्रं ते देवतुल्यपराक्रमौ। गजसिंहगती वीरौ शार्दूलवृषभोपमौ ॥२॥

English · Meaning

“These two princes—may it be auspicious for you—possess valor equal to that of the gods. They are heroes with the gait of elephants and lions, comparable to tigers and bulls.” ॥2॥

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४८1.48.p01565

Sanskrit · 1.48.p01565

पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षौ खड्गतूणिधनुर्धरौ। अश्विनाविव रूपेण समुपस्थितयौवनौ ॥३॥

English · Meaning

“Their eyes are broad like lotus petals; they bear swords, quivers, and bows. In appearance they are like the Aśvins, and their youth has fully appeared.” ॥3॥

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४८1.48.p01566

Sanskrit · 1.48.p01566

यदृच्छयैव गां प्राप्तौ देवलोकादिवामरौ। कथं पद‍्भ्यामिह प्राप्तौ किमर्थं कस्य वा मुने ॥४॥

English · Meaning

By chance alone, having arrived on earth, like two immortals from the world of the gods, how have you come here on foot? For what purpose, and at whose behest, O sage?

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४८1.48.p01567

Sanskrit · 1.48.p01567

भूषयन्ताविमं देशं चन्द्रसूर्याविवाम्बरम्। परस्परेण सदृशौ प्रमाणेङ्गितचेष्टितैः ॥५॥

English · Meaning

Adorning this land as the moon and sun adorn the sky, they resembled each other in physical proportions, gestures, and activities.

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