दृष्ट्वा गृहवरं रम्यं दशग्रीवः प्रतापवान्। कस्येदं भवनं रम्यं मेरुमन्दरसंनिभम्॥
dṛṣṭvā gṛhavaraṃ ramyaṃ daśagrīvaḥ pratāpavān| kasyedaṃ bhavanaṃ ramyaṃ merumandarasaṃnibham||
English Meaning
Beholding that excellent house the highly powerful Rävaņa thought within himself “Whose is this beautiful house, resembling the summit of Meru?"
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)