Chapter 10 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 10.17

शशिप्रकाशवदना वरकुण्डलभूषणाः। अम्लानमाल्याभरणा ददर्श हरियूथपः॥ नृत्यवादित्रकुशला राक्षसेन्द्रभुजाङ्कगाः।

śaśiprakāśavadanā varakuṇḍalabhūṣaṇāḥ| amlānamālyābharaṇā dadarśa hariyūthapaḥ|| nṛtyavāditrakuśalā rākṣasendrabhujāṅkagāḥ|

English Meaning

That protector of monkey-bands saw them, having countenances resembling the Moon displayed; decked out with elegant ear-rings; bearing unfading garlands* by way of ornamentation; lying on the arms and lap of the lord of the Räksasa. *i.e. celestial females.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)