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BackSundara Kanda · 1.6
Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda · Sarga 1
नीललोहितमांजिष्ठपत्रवर्णैः सितासितैः। स्वभावविहितैश्चित्रैर्धातुभिः समलङ्कृतम्।।5.1.5।। कामरूपिभिराविष्टमभीक्ष्णं सपरिच्छदैः। यक्षकिन्नरगन्धर्वैर्देवकल्पैश्च पन्नगैः

nīlalohitamāṃjiṣṭhapatravarṇaiḥ sitāsitaiḥ| svabhāvavihitaiścitrairdhātubhiḥ samalaṅkṛtam kāmarūpibhirāviṣṭamabhīkṣṇaṃ saparicchadaiḥ| yakṣakinnaragandharvairdevakalpaiśca pannagaiḥ

Translation (English)

The mountain was as though decorated with mineral rocks of varied colours like blue, red, yellow and green as well as black and white৷৷It was frequently visited by yakshas, kinneras, gandharvas and nagas surrounded by their retinue, capable of assuming any form at their free will rivalling gods and nagas in splendour.

M.N. Dutt (1891)

Commentary

The presence of yakshas, kinnaras, gandharvas and nagas on the mountain establishes that this is no ordinary place. These celestial beings inhabit the threshold between the human and divine realms. Hanuman, himself the son of the wind-god, moves among them as an equal — a being who belongs to both worlds.

यक्षगन्धर्वकामरूपिन्