Chapter 9 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 9.33

ताः पताका इवोद्धृताः पत्नीनां रुचिरप्रभाः। नानावर्णसुवर्णानां वक्त्रमूलेषु रेजिरे॥

tāḥ patākā ivoddhṛtāḥ patnīnāṃ ruciraprabhāḥ| nānāvarṇasuvarṇānāṃ vaktramūleṣu rejire||

English Meaning

At the nether part of the faces of Rāvana's wives, they (the scarf-ends) appeared beauteous like uplifted streamers of exceeding elegance, composed of many-hued golden yarn.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)