Chapter 17 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 17.8

ह्रस्वां दीर्घा च कुब्नां च विकटां वामनां तथा। कराला भुग्नवक्त्रां च पिङ्गाक्षी विकृताननाम्॥

hrasvāṃ dīrghā ca kubnāṃ ca vikaṭāṃ vāmanāṃ tathā| karālā bhugnavaktrāṃ ca piṅgākṣī vikṛtānanām||

English Meaning

Some one was of-short stature, some was tall, some crooked, some grim-visaged, some dwarfish, some one was of terribly dark colour; some had a disfigured countenance; some had coppery eyes and a fearful face.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)