Chapter 11 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 11.17

राक्षसास्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा लङ्कायां परिचक्रमुः। अनुगेहमवस्थाय विहारशयनेषु च। उद्यानेषु च रक्षांसि चोदयन्तो ह्यभीतवत्॥

rākṣasāstadvacaḥ śrutvā laṅkāyāṃ paricakramuḥ| anugehamavasthāya vihāraśayaneṣu ca| udyāneṣu ca rakṣāṃsi codayanto hyabhītavat||

English Meaning

Hearing his words, the envoys began to range Lankā; and going to every house, they fearlessly collected the Rākṣasas from places of sport, bedrooms, and gardens.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)