लङ्कापुनर्निरालम्बा देवदुर्गा भयावहा। नादेयं पार्वतं चान्यं कृत्रिमं च चतुर्विधम् ॥
laṅkāpunarnirālambā devadurgā bhayāvahā| nādeyaṃ pārvataṃ cānyaṃ kṛtrimaṃ ca caturvidham ||
English Meaning
And dreadful and resembling a celestial citadel, Lankā cannot be ascended by means of any support. She has fortresses composed of streams, those of hills, and artificial ones of four kinds.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)