Suvela's peak rose high in air,

And with Sugríva turned his eye

To scan each quarter of the sky.

There on Trikúṭa, nobly planned

And built by Viśvakarmá's hand,

He saw the lovely Lanká, dressed

In all her varied beauty, rest.

High on a tower above the gate

The tyrant stood in kingly state.

The royal canopy displayed