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)
From the mountain peak, Hanuman sees the city of Lanka laid out before him in the moonlight. This is his first real look at the fortress he must enter — its gates, ramparts and towers breathing with the night. The scale of the city does not daunt him; he observes with the calm of a being who has already crossed the impossible ocean.