Chapter 47 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 47

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 47.24

लङ्का नाम समुद्रस्य मध्ये मम महापुरी। सागरेण परिक्षिप्ता निविष्टा गिरिमूर्धनि॥

laṅkā nāma samudrasya madhye mama mahāpurī| sāgareṇa parikṣiptā niviṣṭā girimūrdhani||

English Meaning

That great city in the midst of the ocean, Larkā, encircled on all sides by the sea and situated on the summit of a hill, is my capital.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)