Chapter 15 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 15.13

मन्दप्रख्यायमानेन रूपेण रुचिरप्रभाम्। पिनद्धां धूमजालेन शिखामिव विभावसोः॥

mandaprakhyāyamānena rūpeṇa ruciraprabhām| pinaddhāṃ dhūmajālena śikhāmiva vibhāvasoḥ||

English Meaning

Her graceful beauty could with great difficulty be perceived lie to the flame of fire enveloped with smoke.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)