Chapter 23 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 23.2

निष्क्रान्ते राक्षसेन्द्रे तु पुनरन्तःपुरं गते। राक्षस्यो भीमरूपास्ताः सीतां समभिदुद्रुवुः॥

niṣkrānte rākṣasendre tu punarantaḥpuraṃ gate| rākṣasyo bhīmarūpāstāḥ sītāṃ samabhidudruvuḥ||

English Meaning

And after that lord of Rākşasas had gone away and entered his inner apartment, the hideous Rākşasīs drew near Sitä.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)