Chapter 9 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 9.1

तस्यालयवरिष्ठस्य मध्ये विमलमायतम्। ददर्श भवनश्रेष्ठं हनुमान् मारुतात्मजः॥ अर्धयोजनविस्तीर्णमायतं योजनं महत्। भवनं राक्षसेन्द्रस्य बहुप्रासादसंकुलम्॥

tasyālayavariṣṭhasya madhye vimalamāyatam| dadarśa bhavanaśreṣṭhaṃ hanumān mārutātmajaḥ|| ardhayojanavistīrṇamāyataṃ yojanaṃ mahat| bhavanaṃ rākṣasendrasya bahuprāsādasaṃkulam||

English Meaning

And located within that excellent mansion, Hanumān, son to the Wind-god, saw a superior and grand structure, stainless and spacious; half a Yojana in width and one in lenght, belonging to the lord of the Rākşasas, and abounding with many a palace.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)