Sundara Kanda 3.8
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Sundara Kanda 3 · Verse 8
Sanskrit Original
विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः पुरीमालोक्य सर्वतः। जाम्बूनदमयैर्द्वारैर्वैडूर्यकृतवेदिकैः।।
vismayāviṣṭahṛdayaḥ purīmālōkya sarvataḥ. jāmbūnadamayairdvārairvaiḍūryakṛtavēdikaiḥ৷৷
Surveying all over, Hanuman was wonderstruck to see as though it was leaping into the sky. The city had golden shutters, altars encrusted with vaidurya, mansions inlaid with diamonds, crystals, pearls and other gems, crowned with pure gold and silver. The staircases built with silver were studded with vaidurya. The beautiful quadrangles, coverd with grains of crystal were as though leaping into the air. It echoed with sounds of krauncha birds, peacocks and royal swans. Filled with sounds of musical instruments, it resembled the city of Vaswokasara.