Chapter 42 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 42.3

स ददर्श वृतां लङ्कां सशैलवनकाननाम्। असंख्येयैर्हरिंगणैः सर्वतो युद्धकाटिभिः॥

sa dadarśa vṛtāṃ laṅkāṃ saśailavanakānanām| asaṃkhyeyairhariṃgaṇaiḥ sarvato yuddhakāṭibhiḥ||

English Meaning

He saw Lanka with her hills, woods, and forests, covered everywhere with innumerable monkeys eager for encounter.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)