Chapter 14 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 14.5

तथा डलर्कस्तेजस्वी ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे। याचमाने स्वके नेत्रे उद्धृत्याविमना ददौ॥

tathā ḍalarkastejasvī brāhmaṇe vedapārage| yācamāne svake netre uddhṛtyāvimanā dadau||

English Meaning

In the same manner, Alarka, being asked, plucked out his eyes readily and bestowed them on a certain Brāhmana versed in the Vedas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)