Chapter 5 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 5.24

तदग्र्यवेषप्रमदाजनाकुलं महेन्द्रवेश्मप्रतिमं निवेशनम्। व्यदीपयंश्चारु विवेश पार्थिवः शशीव तारागणसंकुलं नभः॥

tadagryaveṣapramadājanākulaṃ mahendraveśmapratimaṃ niveśanam| vyadīpayaṃścāru viveśa pārthivaḥ śaśīva tārāgaṇasaṃkulaṃ nabhaḥ||

English Meaning

Even as the moon illumines the firmament crowded with stars, the handsome king entered his mansion, like to the abode of the mighty Indra, and thronged with females excellently attired, gracing it (by his presence).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)