Chapter 117 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 117

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 117.6

रुद्राणामष्टमो रुद्रः साध्यानामपि पञ्चमः। अश्विनौ चापि कौँ ते सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ दृशौ॥

rudrāṇāmaṣṭamo rudraḥ sādhyānāmapi pañcamaḥ| aśvinau cāpi kau~ te sūryācandramasau dṛśau||

English Meaning

You are the eighth of the Rudras and the fifth of the Sādhyas;-the Asvinis are your two ears and the sun and the moon are your eyes. 1. A demi-god-an inferior manifestation of Śiva: they are eleven in number. 2. An inferior deity or demi-god, one of a class of twelve.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)