Chapter 40 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 40.24

ततो रक्तजलं भीमं लोहितं नाम सागरम्। गत्वा प्रेक्ष्यथ तां चैव बृहती कूटशाल्मलीम्॥ गृहं च वैनतेयस्य नानारत्नविभूषितम्। तत्र कैलाससंकाशं विहितं विश्वकर्मणा॥ तत्र शैलनिभा भीमा मन्देहा नाम राक्षसाः। शैलशृङ्गेषु लम्बन्ते नानारूपा भयावहाः॥

tato raktajalaṃ bhīmaṃ lohitaṃ nāma sāgaram| gatvā prekṣyatha tāṃ caiva bṛhatī kūṭaśālmalīm|| gṛhaṃ ca vainateyasya nānāratnavibhūṣitam| tatra kailāsasaṃkāśaṃ vihitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā|| tatra śailanibhā bhīmā mandehā nāma rākṣasāḥ| śailaśṛṅgeṣu lambante nānārūpā bhayāvahāḥ||

English Meaning

And there, after passing the terrific sea of red waters called Yellow, you will behold a mighty knarled Śālmali. There, built by Viśvakarmā, peak-like, gigantic, resembling Kailāsa, (towere) the mansion of Vinata's offspring. There, grim Raksasas named Mandehas, resembling hills, of diverse shapes, capable of inspiring fear, hang head foremost on the rocks.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)