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Sundara Kanda Sarga 1 Shloka 66
Original Shloka
पतत्पतङ्गसङ्काशो व्यायतः शुशुभे कपिः।।5.1.66।। प्रवृद्ध इव मातङ्गः कक्ष्यया बध्यमानया।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

पतत्पतङ्गसङ्काशः resembled the setting Sun, व्यायतः broad, कपिः monkey (Hanuman), बध्यमानया bound with, कक्ष्यया with the girth, प्रवृद्धः expanded to an enormous size, मातङ्गः इव elephant like, शुशुभे appeared.

English Commentary

The vanara expanded into an enormous size form appeared as though moving like the setting Sun. He looked like a huge elephant bound round the waist.