Chapter 38 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 38.14

तद्भवानद्य काशेय पुरों वाराणसी व्रज। रमणीयां त्वया गुप्तां सुप्राकारां सुतोरणाम्॥

tadbhavānadya kāśeya puroṃ vārāṇasī vraja| ramaṇīyāṃ tvayā guptāṃ suprākārāṃ sutoraṇām||

English Meaning

O king, do you now leave for your city Varanasi, highly picturesque, well-guarded, girt by strong walls on all sides and having welldecorated gateways.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)