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[Hanuman reaches the northern shore -- announces to vanaras, Angada and Jambavan about his seeing Sita -- every one rejoices to hear the news of Sita.]

sa candrakumudaṅ ramyaṅ sārkakāraṇḍavaṅ śubham.

tiṣyaśravaṇakādambamabhraśaivālaśādvalam৷৷5.57.1৷৷

punarvasumahāmīnaṅ lōhitāṅgamahāgraham.

airāvatamahādvīpaṅ svātihaṅsavilōlitam৷৷5.57.2৷৷

vātasaṅghātajātōrmi candrāṅśuśiśirāmbumat.

bhujaṅgayakṣagandharvaprabuddhakamalōtpalam৷৷5.57.3৷৷

hanumānmārutagatirmahānauriva sāgaram.

apāramapariśrāntaḥ pupluvē gaganārṇavam ৷৷5.57.4৷৷

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mārutagatiḥ like the Wind-god, hanumān Hanuman, apariśrāntaḥ nwearied, sacandrakumudam Moon for a white lotus, sārkakāraṇḍavam Sun for a water-fowl, śubham auspicious, tiṣyaśravaṇakādambam Tishya and Shravana for sweet-voiced swans, abhraśaivālaśādvalam clouds for duck-weeds and grassy spots on the shores, punarvasumahāmīnam Punarvasu constellation for large fish, lōhitāṅgamahāgraham the planet Mars for a crocodile, airāvatamahādvīpam Airavata for a large island, svātihaṅsavilōlitam Swati for swan in water, vātasaṅghātajātōrmi waves produced by wind for its billows, candrāṅśuśśirāmbumat cool Moonbeams for cold waters, bhujaṅgayakṣagandharvaprabuddhakamalōtpalam nagas, yakshas, gandharvas together as fully blossomed lotuses, apāram gaganārṇavam another ocean like, mahānau: huge boat, sāgaram iva like the ocean, pupluvē flew across.

Hanuman leaped ike the Wind-god, 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 full-blown 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 water-fowl, the
auspicious Tishya and Shravana like the sweet-voiced swans, and the clouds like duck-weeds 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.