Solemn like the sea; and resounding like the ocean itself, the mighty mansion of the highsouled (Rāvana); clad in costly jewels; scattered with precious gems-as that mighty monkey beheld (Ravana's residence), he set about searching for Sītā.
समुद्रमिव गम्भीरं समुद्रसमनि:स्वनम्। महात्मनो महद् वेश्म महारत्नपरिच्छदम्॥