Chapter 18 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 18.17

ततः काञ्चीनिनादं च नूपुराणां च निःस्वनम्। शुश्राव परमस्त्रीणां कपिर्मारुतनन्दनः॥

tataḥ kāñcīninādaṃ ca nūpurāṇāṃ ca niḥsvanam| śuśrāva paramastrīṇāṃ kapirmārutanandanaḥ||

English Meaning

And that monkey, son of Maruta, heard the sound of kāñcīs and nūpuras of those excellent damsels.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)