Chapter 52 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 52.25

तरुप्रवालरक्ता सा नीलाङ्गं राक्षसेश्वरम्। प्रशोभयत् वैदेही गजं कक्ष्येव काञ्चनी॥

tarupravālaraktā sā nīlāṅgaṃ rākṣaseśvaram| praśobhayat vaidehī gajaṃ kakṣyeva kāñcanī||

English Meaning

O hue like the light red of tender twigs, Vaidehi set off the dark-bodied lord of Rākşasas, as does a golden cover an elephant.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)