Chapter 30 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 30.42

रात्रिः शशाङ्कोदितसौम्यवक्त्रा तारागणोन्मीलितचारुनेत्रा। ज्योत्स्नांशुकप्रावरणा विभाति नारीव शुक्लांशुकसंवृताङ्गी॥

rātriḥ śaśāṅkoditasaumyavaktrā tārāgaṇonmīlitacārunetrā| jyotsnāṃśukaprāvaraṇā vibhāti nārīva śuklāṃśukasaṃvṛtāṅgī||

English Meaning

Having the rising Moon for her elegant countenance, the stars for her excellent open eyes and the rays for a piece of white garment, the night appeareth like a damsel wearing a white cloth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)