Chapter 53 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 53.6

वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसाः कोपकर्कशाः। वेष्टन्ते तस्य लाङ्गूलं जीर्णैः कार्पासिकैः पटैः॥

vacanaṃ śrutvā rākṣasāḥ kopakarkaśāḥ| veṣṭante tasya lāṅgūlaṃ jīrṇaiḥ kārpāsikaiḥ paṭaiḥ||

English Meaning

Hearing his words, the Raksasas, cruel through wrath, cover up his (Hanumān's) tail with worn pieces of cotton cloth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)