Chapter 35 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 35

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 35.14

दुन्दुभिस्वननिर्घोषः स्निग्धवर्णः प्रतापवान्। समश्च सुविभक्ताङ्गो वर्णं श्यामं समाश्रितः॥

dundubhisvananirghoṣaḥ snigdhavarṇaḥ pratāpavān| samaśca suvibhaktāṅgo varṇaṃ śyāmaṃ samāśritaḥ||

English Meaning

He has the voice of a bugle, is of a cool hue and highly powerful, has equally proportioned limbs and a green colour.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)