Chapter 41 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 41

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 41.12

द्वीपस्तस्यापरे पारे शतयोजनविस्तृतः॥ अगम्यो मानुषैर्दीप्तस्तं मार्गध्वं समन्ततः। तत्र सर्वात्मना सीता मार्गितव्या विशेषतः॥

dvīpastasyāpare pāre śatayojanavistṛtaḥ|| agamyo mānuṣairdīptastaṃ mārgadhvaṃ samantataḥ| tatra sarvātmanā sītā mārgitavyā viśeṣataḥ||

English Meaning

On its other shore is an island extending over an hundred Yojanas, inaccessible to men*, and of splendid aspect. Do you explore it all round. There, in particular, you must every way search for Sita. *Because, says the commentator,. of the profusion of gold in it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)