Chapter 69 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 69

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 69.12

त्वरमाणश्च धर्मात्मा रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनः। रथेन खरयुक्तेन प्रयार्ता दक्षिणामुखः॥

tvaramāṇaśca dharmātmā raktamālyānulepanaḥ| rathena kharayuktena prayārtā dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ||

English Meaning

And bearing a garland of red flowers, with his body daubed with red sandal, he was fast proceeding to the south in a car yoked with asses.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)