Karandikar: And, Rama's army, causing fear to the mind of Ravana and having slightly tawny and rustling mane, ascended the Suvela (mountain) which had a (surrounding) net of excellent mountains attractive on account of the expanse of rows of trees;

Karandikar: -wherein the recesses of the caves and the deep and wide groves were thickly saturated with the loud shouts of the residents of Lanka and the shadows of huge tamala trees were crowded with hosts of gods that gathered together for the enjoyment of the notes of lutes;

Karandikar: -which bore the thick shadows of the kesara, bakula, and hintala (trees) darkened by juicy and luxuriant foliage, where

Karandikar: -which carried a network of green, charming and dancing sprouts that grew in the shadows of lofty trees;

Karandikar: —which bore the sweet sound from the throats of lions, where the huge sala trees were distressed on account of the huge bridge on the water, which bore a network of jewels consisting of water particles sticking to the moving leaves;

Karandikar: -which had a network of high-soaring rays from the gems, where a deep sound was raised by the mutual collision of the mountain water-streams, which had assembly halls in the form of the beautiful cavities of the caves, which were like the city of the gods, which bore the attractive notes of divine bards (gandharyas);

Karandikar: —whose precipices were formed of big and clear jewels-whose huge slopes were reddish on account of the colour of red lead, where the longings for nocturnal sports was checked by the fear of coming across mighty lions and elephants ;

Karandikar: —which had terrific caverns full of huge serpents,

Karandikar: —which bore the grace of the dancing foliage where the ground was reddish with the pollen from beautiful land lotuses, which held flowery kesara and bana trees, which were the excellent smile of the tender branching fruit-stalks of clove-trees.

Karandikar: —which resembled Meru which had precipices of clear gems and gold, whose lofty and massive slopes prevented the trekking of the ruru (deer) in the mud, whose surroundings were ascended by gods and which had dense (groves of) juicy mandara trees.