Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda · Sarga 3
स लम्बशिखरे लम्बे लम्बतोयदसन्निभे। सत्त्वमास्थाय मेधावी हनुमान् मारुतात्मजः।।5.3.1।। निशि लङ्कां महासत्त्वो विवेश कपिकुञ्जरः। रम्यकाननतोयाढ्यां पुरीं रावणपालिताम्
sa lambaśikhare lambe lambatoyadasannibhe| sattvamāsthāya medhāvī hanumān mārutātmajaḥ niśi laṅkāṃ mahāsattvo viveśa kapikuñjaraḥ| ramyakānanatoyāḍhyāṃ purīṃ rāvaṇapālitām
The mighty son of the Windgod, intelligent Hanuman, an elephant among vanaras, standing on the peak of the Lamba which looked like a high rainbearing cloud and relying on his energy, entered by night the city of Lanka, ruled by Ravana rich in delightful forests, groves and water pools.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Hanuman witnesses the opulence of Ravana's court. The demon king is described in all his splendour — a deliberate reminder that evil in the Ramayana is never petty. Ravana is mighty, learned, and magnificent. The greater the adversary, the greater Rama's victory.
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