Chapter 23 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 23.12

अन्या तु विकटा नाम राक्षसी वाक्यमब्रवीत्। असकृद् भीमवीर्येण नागा गन्धर्वदानवाः। निर्जिताः समरे येन स ते पार्श्वमुपागतः॥ तस्य सर्वसमृद्धस्य रावणस्य महात्मनः। किमर्थं राक्षसेन्द्रस्य भार्यात्वं नेच्छसेऽधमे ॥

anyā tu vikaṭā nāma rākṣasī vākyamabravīt| asakṛd bhīmavīryeṇa nāgā gandharvadānavāḥ| nirjitāḥ samare yena sa te pārśvamupāgataḥ|| tasya sarvasamṛddhasya rāvaṇasya mahātmanaḥ| kimarthaṃ rākṣasendrasya bhāryātvaṃ necchase'dhame ||

English Meaning

And then followed another Rākşasī by name Vikatā, “The king, who by his terrible prowess subdued the Gandharvas (Heavenly singers and musicians who belong to the heaven of Indra.) and Nāgas, (Serpent-gods who dwell in the regions under the carth.) in battle, has stood by you. O foolish damsel, why do you not wish to be the consort of that high-souled lord of Rākşasas-Rāvana, gifted with wealth and riches."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)