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)