Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda · Sarga 4
प्रविष्टः सत्त्वसम्पन्नो निशायां मारुतात्मजः।।5.4.3।। स महापथमास्थाय मुक्तापुष्पविराजितम्। ततस्तु तां पुरीं लङ्कां रम्यामभिययौ कपिः
praviṣṭaḥ sattvasampanno niśāyāṃ mārutātmajaḥ sa mahāpathamāsthāya muktāpuṣpavirājitam| tatastu tāṃ purīṃ laṅkāṃ ramyāmabhiyayau kapiḥ
The son of the Windgod, endowed with great strength, entered the enchanting Lanka and walked along the highway set with flowers of pearls.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Hanuman surveys the garden from the treetops. The elevated vantage point mirrors his earlier position on Mahendra mountain. He sees the garden not only as a place of beauty but as a battlefield — he is reading the terrain for what lies ahead.
वृक्षाग्रअवलोकयन्सर्वतः