Chapter 93 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 93

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 93.13

कुर्वन्ति कुसुमापीडाशिरःसु सुरभीनमी। मेघप्रकाशैः फलकैर्दाक्षिणात्या नरा यथा॥

kurvanti kusumāpīḍāśiraḥsu surabhīnamī| meghaprakāśaiḥ phalakairdākṣiṇātyā narā yathā||

English Meaning

And like the people of the south, these warriors bearing shields resembling clouds, are adorning their heads with ornaments of perfumed blossoms.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)