Chapter 54 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 54.5

तां जहार सुसंहृष्टो रावणो मृत्युमात्मनः॥ उत्सङ्गेनैव भुजगी तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रां महाविषाम्।

tāṃ jahāra susaṃhṛṣṭo rāvaṇo mṛtyumātmanaḥ|| utsaṅgenaiva bhujagī tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrāṃ mahāviṣām|

English Meaning

Experiencing the height of delight, Rāvana ravished her, taking her on his lap like a sharp-toothed serpent of virulent poison.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)