Ramayana
लङ्कानाम समुद्रस्य मम मध्ये महापुरी । सागरेण परिक्षिस्ता निविष्टा नगमूर्धनि ॥ ३-४७-२९
My great city called Lanka is on the peak of a mountain surrounded by, and in the middle of, the sea. ॥ 3-47-29॥
english translation
laGkAnAma samudrasya mama madhye mahApurI । sAgareNa parikSistA niviSTA nagamUrdhani ॥ 3-47-29
hk transliteration by Sanscript