Chapter 42 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 42.20

पूर्वद्वारं तु कुमुदः कोटिभिर्दशभिर्वृतः। आवृत्य बलवांस्तस्थौ हरिभिर्जितकाशिभिः॥

pūrvadvāraṃ tu kumudaḥ koṭibhirdaśabhirvṛtaḥ| āvṛtya balavāṃstasthau haribhirjitakāśibhiḥ||

English Meaning

The strong Kumuda, surrounded by ten kotis of victorious monkeys, stood obstruction the Estern gate.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)