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)