Chapter 53 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 53.3

कपीनां किल लालमिष्टं भवति भूषणम्। तदस्य दीप्यतां शीघ्रं तेन दग्धेन गच्छतु॥

kapīnāṃ kila lālamiṣṭaṃ bhavati bhūṣaṇam| tadasya dīpyatāṃ śīghraṃ tena dagdhena gacchatu||

English Meaning

Certainly the tail is a darling ornament to a monkey. Therefore let his tail be set on fire anon; and this having been consumed, let him go away.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)