Shloka 2.18Unverified draft

तोरणैः काञ्चनैर्दिव्यैर्लतापङ्क्तिविचित्रितैः । ददर्श हनुमांल्लङ्कां दिवि देवपुरीमिव ।।5.2.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
toraṇaiḥ kāñcanairdivyairlatāpaṅktivicitritaiḥतोरणैः काञ्चनैर्दिव्यैर्लतापङ्क्तिविचित्रितैःwith heavenly golden archways decorated with rows of creepersinstrumental plural + instrumental plural adjectives + instrumental plural compound participle
dadarśa hanumāṃllaṅkāṃ divi devapurīmivaददर्श हनुमांल्लङ्कां दिवि देवपुरीमिवHanumān saw Laṅkā, like the city of the gods in heavenverb + nominative name + accusative name + locative + accusative compound + particle

Reference: 5.2.18 · Sundara Kāṇḍa