Chapter 18 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 18.1

तथा विप्रेक्षमाणस्य वनं पुष्पितपादपम्। विचिन्वतश्च वैदेही किंचिच्छेषा निशाऽभवत्॥

tathā viprekṣamāṇasya vanaṃ puṣpitapādapam| vicinvataśca vaidehī kiṃciccheṣā niśā'bhavat||

English Meaning

Beholding the forest filled with flowery trees and desiring to have a full view of her, he, wellnigh, spent the night.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)