Chapter 28 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 28.23

मेघाभिकामा परिसम्पतन्ती सम्मोदिता भाति बलाकपंक्तिः। वातावधूता वरपौण्डरीकी लम्बेव माला रुचिराम्बरस्य॥

meghābhikāmā parisampatantī sammoditā bhāti balākapaṃktiḥ| vātāvadhūtā varapauṇḍarīkī lambeva mālā rucirāmbarasya||

English Meaning

And rows of cranes, fond of clouds, rising up in the sky, delighted and moved by the wind, are appearing like a garland of white lotuses, spread along the welkin.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)