Chapter 28 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 28.17

क्वचित् प्रकाशं क्वचिदप्रकाशं नभः प्रकीर्णाम्बुधरं बिभाति। क्वचिक्वचित् पर्वतसंनिरुद्धं रूपं यथा शान्तमहार्णवस्य ॥

kvacit prakāśaṃ kvacidaprakāśaṃ nabhaḥ prakīrṇāmbudharaṃ bibhāti| kvacikvacit parvatasaṃniruddhaṃ rūpaṃ yathā śāntamahārṇavasya ||

English Meaning

Somewhere hidden, somewhere open, the sky, covered with clouds, appears like a vast ocean, being encircled here and there with hills.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)