Chapter 3 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 3.21

वनान्युपवनानीह लङ्कायाः काननानि च। सर्वतो गृहमुख्यानि द्रष्टुमागमनं हि मे॥

vanānyupavanānīha laṅkāyāḥ kānanāni ca| sarvato gṛhamukhyāni draṣṭumāgamanaṃ hi me||

English Meaning

I come forsooth to see the woods and groves and gardens of Lankā here, as well as her principle edifices.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)