Chapter 5 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 5.2

वरदानकृतैश्वर्यं सा तं प्राप्य पति प्रियम्॥ आसीद्देववती तुष्टा धनं प्राप्येव निर्धनः। स तया सह संयुक्तो रराज रजनीचरः॥ अञ्जनादभिनिष्क्रान्तः करेण्वेव महागजः।

varadānakṛtaiśvaryaṃ sā taṃ prāpya pati priyam|| āsīddevavatī tuṣṭā dhanaṃ prāpyeva nirdhanaḥ| sa tayā saha saṃyukto rarāja rajanīcaraḥ|| añjanādabhiniṣkrāntaḥ kareṇveva mahāgajaḥ|

English Meaning

And like an indigent person on obtaining wealth, Devavati, on obtaining her beloved husband, affluent in consequence of having received the boon, was (greatly) delighted. And in her company, that night-ranger appeared graceful, even as a mighty elephant sprung from Añjanā* does in the company of a she-elephant. *The designation of an elephant.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)