Chapter 62 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 62

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 62.20

सदस्यानुमते राजा पवित्रकृतलक्षणम्। पशुं रक्ताम्बरं कृत्वा यूपे तं समबन्धयत्॥

sadasyānumate rājā pavitrakṛtalakṣaṇam| paśuṃ raktāmbaraṃ kṛtvā yūpe taṃ samabandhayat||

English Meaning

With the consent of his court, the king fastened Sunaħsepa with a Kuśa cord, and investing him with a crimson apparel tethered him to the stake as the (sacrificial) beast.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)