Chapter 5 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 5.12

कदा नु खलु सुश्रोणीं शतपत्रायतेक्षणाम्। विजित्य शत्रून्द्रक्ष्यामि सीतां स्फीतामिव श्रियम्॥

kadā nu khalu suśroṇīṃ śatapatrāyatekṣaṇām| vijitya śatrūndrakṣyāmi sītāṃ sphītāmiva śriyam||

English Meaning

When shall I, discomfiting my enemies, behold Sītā, having a beautiful waist and eyes resembling lotus-petals, as a victorious hero behold the royal Grace.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)