Chapter 15 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 15.14

मणिभिर्वरमाल्यानां सुमहद्भिरलंकृतम्। मुक्तामणिभिराकीर्णं चन्दनागुरुभूषितम्॥ गन्धान्मनोज्ञान् विसृजद् दाई शिखरं यथा। सारसैश्च मयूरैश्च विनदद्भिर्विराजितम्॥

maṇibhirvaramālyānāṃ sumahadbhiralaṃkṛtam| muktāmaṇibhirākīrṇaṃ candanāgurubhūṣitam|| gandhānmanojñān visṛjad dāī śikharaṃ yathā| sārasaiśca mayūraiśca vinadadbhirvirājitam||

English Meaning

It was ornamented with highly brilliant jewels set in the garlands of gold flowers and strewn with pearls and diamonds and sprinkled with sandal and Agaru, the fragrance of which captivates the mind like the summit of the hill Dardura; it was graced with the presence of Sarasas and peacocks emitting pleasant sounds.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)