Chapter 42 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 42.16

रौप्यैर्बिन्दुशतैश्चित्रं भूत्वा च प्रियदर्शनः। विटपीनां किसलयान् भक्षयन् विचचार ह॥

raupyairbinduśataiścitraṃ bhūtvā ca priyadarśanaḥ| viṭapīnāṃ kisalayān bhakṣayan vicacāra ha||

English Meaning

That one of lively presence having its body painted with hundreds of silver drops and living on twigs of trees began to range in the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)