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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 35 Shloka 15
Original Shloka
शतकोटिसहस्राणि लङ्कायां किल राक्षसाः। आयुतानि च षट्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि शतानि च।।4.35.15।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

लङ्कायाम् at Lanka, राक्षसाः demons, शतकोटिसहस्राणि a hundred thousand crores, षट्त्रिंशत् thirtysix times, आयुतानि च ten thousandmyriads, सहस्राणि thousands, शतानि च and hundreds.

English Commentary

'The number of demons in Lanka is reported to be a hundred thousand crore, three lakh, ninetynine thousand and six hundred. (Note: Indian tradition has numbers up to eighteen digits. One hundred thousand crores is equal to a 'mahapadma' which has thirteen digits. The number described here is 1000000399600.)