Chapter 9 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 9.3

नीलजीमूतसंकाशस्तप्तकाश्चनकुण्डलः॥ राक्षसेन्द्रः स तु तदा चिन्तयत्सुमहामतिः। अथाब्रवीत्सुतां रक्षः कैकसी नाम नामतः॥

nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśastaptakāścanakuṇḍalaḥ|| rākṣasendraḥ sa tu tadā cintayatsumahāmatiḥ| athābravītsutāṃ rakṣaḥ kaikasī nāma nāmataḥ||

English Meaning

And that great-minded lord of Rākşasas, resembling dark clouds, decked in burnished earrings of gold, then began to reflect. And then the Raksasa addressed his daughter, named Kaikasi.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)