Chapter 24 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 24.15

एतौ जनपदौ स्फीतौ पूर्वमास्तां नरोत्तम॥ मलदाश्च करूषाश्च देवनिर्माणनिर्मितौ।

etau janapadau sphītau pūrvamāstāṃ narottama|| maladāśca karūṣāśca devanirmāṇanirmitau|

English Meaning

Here were formerly, O foremost of men, two flourishing provinces, named Malada, and Karāsa, built by celestial architects.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)