Chapter 60 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 60

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 60.26

सा हि चन्दनकवर्णाभा ग्रीवा ग्रैवेयकोचिता। कोमला विलपन्त्यास्तु कान्ताया भक्षिता शुभा॥

sā hi candanakavarṇābhā grīvā graiveyakocitā| komalā vilapantyāstu kāntāyā bhakṣitā śubhā||

English Meaning

Her neck had the hue of sandal and was adorned with necklace—that beautiful tender neck was eaten up by the Rākşasas, my beloved wife wailing.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)