Chapter 16 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 16.20

इमां तु शीलसम्पन्नां द्रष्टुमिच्छति राघवः। रावणेन प्रमथितां प्रपामिव पिपासितः॥

imāṃ tu śīlasampannāṃ draṣṭumicchati rāghavaḥ| rāvaṇena pramathitāṃ prapāmiva pipāsitaḥ||

English Meaning

Like to a thirsty wight longing for an abode where he might get a drink, Rāghava pants after seeing her, gifted with an exalted character and oppressed by Rāvana.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)