Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
अण्डः किं कीर्त्तिहंसस्य यशः पिण्डीकृतं नुकिम् । यूनो सीता मुखच्छाया किंवा व्योमसरस्यसौ ॥ १९॥
IAST
aṇḍaḥ kiṃ kīrttihaṃsasya yaśaḥ piṇḍīkṛtaṃ nukim | yūno sītā mukhacchāyā kiṃvā vyomasarasyasau || 19||
English
Was it the egg of the swan of fame, or glory condensed into a sphere? Or was that moon in the lake of the sky the reflected image of youthful Sītā’s face?