Chapter 25 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 25.14

ततो गत्वा दशग्रीवः सपुत्रः सविभीषणः। स्त्रियोऽवतारयामास सर्वास्ता बाष्पगद्गदाः॥ लक्षिण्यो रत्नभूताश्च देवदानवरक्षसाम्। तस्य तासु मतिं ज्ञात्वा धर्मात्मा वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥

tato gatvā daśagrīvaḥ saputraḥ savibhīṣaṇaḥ| striyo'vatārayāmāsa sarvāstā bāṣpagadgadāḥ|| lakṣiṇyo ratnabhūtāśca devadānavarakṣasām| tasya tāsu matiṃ jñātvā dharmātmā vākyamabravīt||

English Meaning

Thereupon going there with his son and Vibhișana, the Ten-necked demon got down all those damsels, speechless with tears, gifted with auspicious marks, the precious females of the celestials, Dānavas and Räkşasas. Perceiving his vicious desire for those damsels, the virtuoussouled (Vibhisana) said.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)