Chapter 28 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 28.18

शतं पद्मसहस्राणां महापद्ममिति स्मृतम्। महापद्मसहस्राणां शतं खर्वमिहोच्यते॥

śataṃ padmasahasrāṇāṃ mahāpadmamiti smṛtam| mahāpadmasahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ kharvamihocyate||

English Meaning

An hundred of a thousand Padma is known as a Mahāpadma. An hundred of a thousand Mahāpadma is termed a Kharva.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)