Chapter 6 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 6.17

रावणस्योपशायिन्यो ददर्श हरिसत्तमः। विचरन् हरिशार्दूलो राक्षसीर्विकृतेक्षणाः॥ शूलमुद्गरहस्तांश्च शक्तितोमरधारिणः। ददर्श विविधान् गुल्मांस्तस्य रक्ष:पतेर्गृहे ॥

rāvaṇasyopaśāyinyo dadarśa harisattamaḥ| vicaran hariśārdūlo rākṣasīrvikṛtekṣaṇāḥ|| śūlamudgarahastāṃśca śaktitomaradhāriṇaḥ| dadarśa vividhān gulmāṃstasya rakṣa:patergṛhe ||

English Meaning

That tiger-like monkey-the best of his speciesranging around, saw Rākṣasis of frightful eyes, alternately mounting sentry over the couch of Rāvana-bearing darts and maces in their hands, and equipped with javelins and clubs.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)