Chapter 36 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 36

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 36.15

ओष्ठौ परिलिहशुष्कौ नेत्रैरनिमिषैरिव। मृतभूत इवार्तस्तु रावणं समुदैक्षत ॥

oṣṭhau parilihaśuṣkau netrairanimiṣairiva| mṛtabhūta ivārtastu rāvaṇaṃ samudaikṣata ||

English Meaning

And licking up his dried lips, with winkless eyes, (Marica) as if dead, and exceedingly distressed, eyed Ravana, steadily.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)