Chapter 9 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 9.45

रावणे सुखसंविष्टे ताः स्त्रियो विविधप्रभाः। ज्वलन्तः काञ्चना दीपाः प्रेक्षन्तो निमिषा इव॥

rāvaṇe sukhasaṃviṣṭe tāḥ striyo vividhaprabhāḥ| jvalantaḥ kāñcanā dīpāḥ prekṣanto nimiṣā iva||

English Meaning

It seemed as if, Rāvana having attained rest (through sleep), the flaming golden lamps furnished with various rays, were gazing at the girls with winkless eyes.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)