Chapter 16 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 16.29

पद्मपत्रेक्षणः श्यामः श्रीमान् निरुदरो महान्। धर्मशः सत्यवादी च ह्रीनिषेधो जितेन्द्रियः॥ प्रियाभिभाषी मधुरो दीर्घबाहुररिंदमः। संत्यज्य विविधान् सौख्यानार्यं सर्वात्मना श्रितः॥

padmapatrekṣaṇaḥ śyāmaḥ śrīmān nirudaro mahān| dharmaśaḥ satyavādī ca hrīniṣedho jitendriyaḥ|| priyābhibhāṣī madhuro dīrghabāhurariṃdamaḥ| saṃtyajya vividhān saukhyānāryaṃ sarvātmanā śritaḥ||

English Meaning

Of eyes resembling lotus petals, grey-hued, endued with grace, with a navel depressed, and mighty, Bharata understand righteousness, is truth-speaking, of restrained senses (in respect of other' wives) and also of subdued senses. And he speak fair, and is sweet-tempered, and longarmed and the vanquisher of foes. And renouncing various pleasures, he has devoted himself to the noble one.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)