स तमभ्रमिवाविष्टमुद्धान्तमिव मेदिनीम्॥ अपश्यद्रावणो विन्ध्यमालिखन्तमिवाम्बरम्। सहस्रशिखरोपेतं सिंहाध्युषितकंदरम्॥ प्रपातपतितैः शीतैः साट्टहासमिवाम्बुभिः। देवदानवगन्धर्वैः साप्सरोभिः सकिंनरैः॥ स्वस्त्रीभिः क्रीडामानैश्च स्वर्गभूतं महोच्छ्रयम्। नदीभिः स्यन्दमानाभिः स्फटिकप्रतिमं जलम्।।१७ फणाभिश्चलजिह्वाभिरनन्तमिव विष्ठितम्। उत्क्रामन्तं दरीवन्तं हिमवत्संनिभं गिरिम्॥ पश्यमानस्ततो विन्ध्यं रावणो नर्मदां ययौ। चलोपलजला पुण्यां पश्चिमोदधिगामिनीम्॥ महिषैः सृमरैः सिंहै: शार्दूलर्भगजोत्तमैः। उष्णाभितप्तैस्तृषितैः संक्षोभितजलाशयाम्॥
sa tamabhramivāviṣṭamuddhāntamiva medinīm|| apaśyadrāvaṇo vindhyamālikhantamivāmbaram| sahasraśikharopetaṃ siṃhādhyuṣitakaṃdaram|| prapātapatitaiḥ śītaiḥ sāṭṭahāsamivāmbubhiḥ| devadānavagandharvaiḥ sāpsarobhiḥ sakiṃnaraiḥ|| svastrībhiḥ krīḍāmānaiśca svargabhūtaṃ mahocchrayam| nadībhiḥ syandamānābhiḥ sphaṭikapratimaṃ jalam||17 phaṇābhiścalajihvābhiranantamiva viṣṭhitam| utkrāmantaṃ darīvantaṃ himavatsaṃnibhaṃ girim|| paśyamānastato vindhyaṃ rāvaṇo narmadāṃ yayau| calopalajalā puṇyāṃ paścimodadhigāminīm|| mahiṣaiḥ sṛmaraiḥ siṃhai: śārdūlarbhagajottamaiḥ| uṣṇābhitaptaistṛṣitaiḥ saṃkṣobhitajalāśayām||
English Meaning
He espied the mountain extending over the welkin like to clouds and rising up as if riving the earth and obstructing the sky. The mountain had a thousand summits and the lions were residing in the caves and hundreds of fountain were falling from it; the mountain was as if laughing aloud and the celestials, Gandharvas, Apsarās and Kinsaras were sporting there with their females, and it appeared in consequence thereof) like the region of celestials; and rivers, with waters transparent like crystal, were flowing. And it therefore appeared like a thousand serpents having trembling tongues. And casting his looks upon Vindhya mountain, resembling the Himalayas and having huge caves, Ravana, the king of Raksasas, reached the river Narmadā, of holy waters and going rapidly to the western ocean. Her waters were being agitated by buffaloes, deer, tigers, lions, bears and elephants distressed by heat.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)