Chapter 57 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 57

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 57.3

तां राक्षसगणैर्गुप्तां गुल्मैर्बहुभिरावृताम्। ददर्श नगरी राजा पताकाध्वजमालिनीम्॥

tāṃ rākṣasagaṇairguptāṃ gulmairbahubhirāvṛtām| dadarśa nagarī rājā patākādhvajamālinīm||

English Meaning

The king surveyed the city guarded by the Rakşsasas, covered with innumerable barracks, and crowned with ensigns and standards,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)