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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.46.11

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Rāvaṇa boasts of his power. He recounts defeating Kubera and seizing Puṣpaka, offers Laṅkā’s pleasures and is rebuked by Sītā for disgracing his lineage

In the sequence: he describes Laṅkā's walls, golden courts, gardens, traffic, and abundance, promising Sītā pleasures that will make her forget Rāma

3.46.11

prākāreṇa parikṣiptā pāṇḍureṇa virājitā
hemakakṣyā purī ramyā vaidūryamaya toraṇā

encircled by a white rampart and resplendent, a lovely city with golden courtyards and gateways made of beryl,

Words: prākāreṇa — by a rampart, wall; parikṣiptā — encircled, surrounded; pāṇḍureṇa — white, pale; virājitā — resplendent, shining; hemakakṣyā — with golden courtyards; purī — the city; ramyā — lovely, delightful; vaidūryamaya toraṇā — with gateways made of beryl

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.