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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 42 Shloka 31
Original Shloka
तत्र प्राग्ज्योतिषं नाम जातरूपमयं पुरम्। यस्मिन्वसति दुष्टात्मा नरको नाम दानवः।।4.42.31।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

तत्र there, पाग्ज्योतिषं नाम named Pragjyotisha, जातरूपमयम् full of gold, पुरम् city, यस्मिन् in it, दुष्टात्मा evilminded, नरको नाम named Naraka, दानवः demon, वसति dwells

English Commentary

'On the (Varaha) mountain is the city called Pragjyotisha, which is full of gold.There lives the evilminded demon Naraka.