Chapter 22 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 22.32

एकाक्षीमेककर्णां च कर्णप्रावरणां तथा। गोकर्णी हस्तिकर्णी च लम्बकर्णीमकर्णिकाम्॥ हस्तिपद्यश्वपद्यौ च गोपदीं पादचूलिकाम्। एकाक्षीमेकपादी च पृथुपादीमपादिकाम्॥ अतिमात्रशिरोग्रीवामतिमात्रकुचोदरीम्। अतिमात्रस्यनेत्रां च दीर्घजिह्वानखामपि॥ अनासिकां सिंहमुखीं गोमुखीं सुकरीमुखीम्। यथा मद्वशगा सीता क्षिप्रं भवति जानकी॥ तथा कुरुत राक्षस्यः सर्वाः क्षिप्रं समेत्य वा। प्रतिलोमानुलोमैश्च सामदानादिभेदनैः॥ आवर्जयत वैदेहीं दण्डस्योद्यमनेन च।

ekākṣīmekakarṇāṃ ca karṇaprāvaraṇāṃ tathā| gokarṇī hastikarṇī ca lambakarṇīmakarṇikām|| hastipadyaśvapadyau ca gopadīṃ pādacūlikām| ekākṣīmekapādī ca pṛthupādīmapādikām|| atimātraśirogrīvāmatimātrakucodarīm| atimātrasyanetrāṃ ca dīrghajihvānakhāmapi|| anāsikāṃ siṃhamukhīṃ gomukhīṃ sukarīmukhīm| yathā madvaśagā sītā kṣipraṃ bhavati jānakī|| tathā kuruta rākṣasyaḥ sarvāḥ kṣipraṃ sametya vā| pratilomānulomaiśca sāmadānādibhedanaiḥ|| āvarjayata vaidehīṃ daṇḍasyodyamanena ca|

English Meaning

And among those Rākṣasīs, some had huge ears, some had ears like those of kine, some had ears as long as arms, some had long ears and others were without any. And some had legs like those of an elephant; some had like those of a cow and some had legs covered with hairs. And some had one eye, some had one leg, some had capacious legs and some were without any. And some had huge heads and necks and some had breast and belly beyond proportions and some had faces and eyes above human size. Some had huge tongues and nails. And some were without noses. And some had leonine faces, some had faces like those of kine and some had those of boars. And casting his look towards such Raksasis, he said-You Raksasis, do youall endeavour to bring Sītā, the daughter of Janaka, under my control. By good or bad conduct, by conciliation or gift, by threat or blandishment, do yo so endeavour as Vaidehi's soul night be bent to me.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)