Chapter 8 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 8.28

चिरात्सुमाली व्यचरद्रसातलं स राक्षसो विष्णुभयादितस्तदा। पुत्रैश्च पौत्रैश्च समन्वितो बली ततस्तु लङ्कामवसद्धनेश्वरः॥

cirātsumālī vyacaradrasātalaṃ sa rākṣaso viṣṇubhayāditastadā| putraiśca pautraiśca samanvito balī tatastu laṅkāmavasaddhaneśvaraḥ||

English Meaning

And that powerful Rākṣasa, Sumāli, afflicted with the fear of Vişnu, along with his sons and grand-sons for a long time ranged the nether regions, and the lord of riches resided in Lankā.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)