Chapter 54 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 54.3

सम्भ्रमात् तु दशग्रीवस्तत्कर्म च न बुद्धवान्। पिङ्गाक्षास्तां विशालाक्षी नेत्रैरनिमिषैरिव ॥ विक्रोशन्तीं तदा सीतां दद्दशुर्वानरोत्तमाः।

sambhramāt tu daśagrīvastatkarma ca na buddhavān| piṅgākṣāstāṃ viśālākṣī netrairanimiṣairiva || vikrośantīṃ tadā sītāṃ daddaśurvānarottamāḥ|

English Meaning

But the Ten headed one owing to hurry did not observe the throwing of the cloth along with the ornaments. Those foremost of monkeys having tawny eyes observes with winkless eyes the large-eyed Sītā as she was giving way to grief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)