Chapter 13 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 13.7

इष्टका बहुसाहस्री शीघ्रमानीयतामिति। उपकार्याः क्रियन्तां च राज्ञो बहुगुणान्विताः॥

iṣṭakā bahusāhasrī śīghramānīyatāmiti| upakāryāḥ kriyantāṃ ca rājño bahuguṇānvitāḥ||

English Meaning

And fetch bricks by thousands. And do raise structures for the kings, commanding every convenience.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)