Chapter 13 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 13.5

निद्राभिभूते तु तदा कुम्भकर्णे दशाननः। देवर्षियक्षगन्धर्वान्संजघ्ने हि निरङ्कुशः॥ उद्यानानि विचित्राणि नन्दनादीनि यानि च। तानि गत्वा सुसंक्रुद्धो भिनत्ति स्म दशाननः॥

nidrābhibhūte tu tadā kumbhakarṇe daśānanaḥ| devarṣiyakṣagandharvānsaṃjaghne hi niraṅkuśaḥ|| udyānāni vicitrāṇi nandanādīni yāni ca| tāni gatvā susaṃkruddho bhinatti sma daśānanaḥ||

English Meaning

While Kumbhakarna was overpowered by sleep, Daśānana* without let began to destroy Devarşis, Yakşas and Gandharvas, and going to graceful gardens, Nandana, etc., he devastated them (ruthlessly). *Henceforth we shall use this significant surname of Rāvana, meaning Ten-faced.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)