Shloka 8
लङ्काद्वारव्यूहवर्णनम् / Disposition at the Gates of Lanka
भूत्वाशकुनयस्सर्वेप्रविष्टाश्चरिपोर्भलम् ।विधानंविहितंयच्चतद्धृष्टवासमुपस्थिताः ।।।।
bhūtvā śakunayaḥ sarve praviṣṭāś ca ripor balam | vidhānaṃ vihitaṃ yac ca tad dṛṣṭvā samupasthitāḥ ||
Sie alle nahmen die Gestalt von Vögeln an, drangen tief in die Stellung des Feindes ein, erkundeten seine Stärke und die getroffenen Anordnungen und kehrten dann zurück, um Bericht zu erstatten.
While they were speaking like that to one another, Ravana's brother Vibheeshana spoke courteously, words full of meaning.
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