Chapter 11 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 11.33

तत्र मन्दाकिनी रम्या नदीनामुत्तमा नदी. काञ्चनैः सूर्यसंकाशैः पङ्कजैः संवृतोदका॥ कुमुदैरुत्पलैश्चैव अन्यैश्चैव सुगन्धिभिः।

tatra mandākinī ramyā nadīnāmuttamā nadī. kāñcanaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśaiḥ paṅkajaiḥ saṃvṛtodakā|| kumudairutpalaiścaiva anyaiścaiva sugandhibhiḥ|

English Meaning

There flowes the Mandākini best of streams, with her water covered with golden lotuses resembling suns, as also with lilies and blue lotuses and various other fragment flowers.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)