Chapter 79 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 79

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 79.15

स दण्डस्तत्र राजाभूद्रम्ये पर्वतरोधसि। पुरं चाप्रतिमं राम न्यवेशयदनुत्तमम्॥ पुरस्य चाकरोन्नाम मधुमन्तमिति प्रभो। पुरोहितं तूशनसं वरयामास सुव्रतम्॥

sa daṇḍastatra rājābhūdramye parvatarodhasi| puraṃ cāpratimaṃ rāma nyaveśayadanuttamam|| purasya cākaronnāma madhumantamiti prabho| purohitaṃ tūśanasaṃ varayāmāsa suvratam||

English Meaning

Danda became king of that picturesque valley. And having reared a fine city there he named it as Madhumanta and appointed śukrācārya of firm views as his priest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)