Chapter 11 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 11.8

इदं पञ्चाप्सरो नाम तटाकं सार्वकालिकम्। निर्मितं तपसा राम मुनिना माण्डकर्णिना॥

idaṃ pañcāpsaro nāma taṭākaṃ sārvakālikam| nirmitaṃ tapasā rāma muninā māṇḍakarṇinā||

English Meaning

This tank goes by the name of Pancāpsara, and is always filled with water. It was made, O Rāma, by the ascetic Măndakarni, by virtue of his asceticism.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)