Chapter 28 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 28.35

मुक्तासमाभं सलिलं पतद् वै सुनिर्मलं पत्रपुटेषु लग्नम्। हृष्टा विवर्णच्छदना विहंगाः सुरेन्द्रदत्तं तृषिताः पिबन्ति ॥

muktāsamābhaṃ salilaṃ patad vai sunirmalaṃ patrapuṭeṣu lagnam| hṛṣṭā vivarṇacchadanā vihaṃgāḥ surendradattaṃ tṛṣitāḥ pibanti ||

English Meaning

The birds, having their wings discoloured, being wet with water, delighted and thirsty, are drinking the drops of clear water, falling on leaves and discharged by the Lord of celestials*. *According to Hindu mythology Indra is the god of rains.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)