Chapter 11 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 11.3

ते गत्वा दूरमध्वानं लम्बमाने दिवाकरे। ददृशुः सहिता रम्यं तटाकं योजनायुतम्॥ पद्मपुष्करसम्बाधं गजयूथैरलंकृतन्। सारसैहँसकादम्बैः संकुलं जलजातिभिः॥

te gatvā dūramadhvānaṃ lambamāne divākare| dadṛśuḥ sahitā ramyaṃ taṭākaṃ yojanāyutam|| padmapuṣkarasambādhaṃ gajayūthairalaṃkṛtan| sārasaiha~sakādambaiḥ saṃkulaṃ jalajātibhiḥ||

English Meaning

Having proceeded a long way, when the sun was aslant, they together saw a delightful tank measuring a Yojana, filled with red and pale Swans lotuses, graced with herds of elephants, and abounding in aquatic cranes, and Kadambas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)