Chapter 17 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 17.22

एवमुक्तस्तया तत्र वेदवत्या निशाचरः। मूर्धजेषु तदा कन्यां कराग्रेण परामृशत्॥

evamuktastayā tatra vedavatyā niśācaraḥ| mūrdhajeṣu tadā kanyāṃ karāgreṇa parāmṛśat||

English Meaning

Thus addressed there by Vedavatī, the nightranger seized the girl by the hair.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)