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)