Chapter 55 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 55.5

दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम्। सोपानं काञ्चनं चित्रमारुरोह तथा सह॥

divyadundubhinirghoṣaṃ taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam| sopānaṃ kāñcanaṃ citramāruroha tathā saha||

English Meaning

Rāvana in company with Şītā ascended the beautiful golden stairs, resounding with the sounds of kettle-drums and embellished with ornaments of burnished gold.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)