Chapter 10 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 10.23

अन्या कक्षगतेनैव मड्डुकेनासितेक्षणा। प्रसुप्ता भामिनी भाति बालपुत्रेव वत्सला॥

anyā kakṣagatenaiva maḍḍukenāsitekṣaṇā| prasuptā bhāminī bhāti bālaputreva vatsalā||

English Meaning

And another dark-eyed which was asleep with her mudduka* on her lap, like a loving mother having a boy. *A kind of musical instrument.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)