Chapter 46 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 46

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 46.19

राक्षसानामयं वासो घोराणां कामरूपिणाम्। प्रासादाग्राणि रम्याणि नगरोपवनानि च॥ सम्पन्नानि सुगन्धीनि युक्तान्याचरितुं त्वया।

rākṣasānāmayaṃ vāso ghorāṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām| prāsādāgrāṇi ramyāṇi nagaropavanāni ca|| sampannāni sugandhīni yuktānyācarituṃ tvayā|

English Meaning

This is the abode of terrible Rākşasas wearing shapes at will. Picturesque palaces, prosperous cities and sweet-smelling gardens are worthy of your abode.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)