Chapter 27 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 27

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 27.12

शतशः पक्षिसबैश्च नानानादविनादिता। एकैकमनुरक्तैश्च चक्रवाकैरलंकृता ॥ पुलिनैरतिरम्यैश्च हंससारससेविता। प्रहसन्त्येव भात्येषा नानारत्नसमन्विता॥

śataśaḥ pakṣisabaiśca nānānādavināditā| ekaikamanuraktaiśca cakravākairalaṃkṛtā || pulinairatiramyaiśca haṃsasārasasevitā| prahasantyeva bhātyeṣā nānāratnasamanvitā||

English Meaning

This rivulet resounded with various notes of hundreds of various birds, filled with Cakravākas attached to each other, crowded with geese and Sārasas, having picturesque banks, and various jewels, is as it were laughing on all sides.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)