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)