Chapter 52 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 52.22

ततो निमीलिताः सर्वे सुकुमाराङ्गुलैः करैः॥ सहसा पिदधुदृष्टिं हृष्टा गमनकाझ्या ।

tato nimīlitāḥ sarve sukumārāṅgulaiḥ karaiḥ|| sahasā pidadhudṛṣṭiṃ hṛṣṭā gamanakājhyā |

English Meaning

Then they, eagerly desirous of going out, closed their sight* with their hands furnished with tender fingers. *The text has nimilitah—and thus they closed their eyes. This redundant epithet has been left out in the translation, as it would render the version extremely awkward.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)