Chapter 30 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 30.49

जलं प्रसन्नं कुसुमप्रहासं क्रौञ्चस्वनं शालिवनं विपक्वम्। मृदुश्च वायुर्विमलश्च चन्द्रः शंसन्ति वर्षव्यपनीतकालम्॥

jalaṃ prasannaṃ kusumaprahāsaṃ krauñcasvanaṃ śālivanaṃ vipakvam| mṛduśca vāyurvimalaśca candraḥ śaṃsanti varṣavyapanītakālam||

English Meaning

The clear water, the blossoming flowers, the noise of Crauncas, the ripe white rice, the mild breezes, the clear Moon announce the approach of the Autumn-the removers of the rains.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)