Chapter 73 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 73.17

ततस्तु हुतभोक्तारं हुतभुक्सदृशप्रभः। जुहुवे राक्षसश्रेष्ठो विधिवन्मन्त्रसत्तमैः॥ स हविलाजसत्कारैर्माल्यगन्धपुरस्कृतैः। जुहुवे पावकं तब राक्षसेन्द्रः प्रतापवान्॥

tatastu hutabhoktāraṃ hutabhuksadṛśaprabhaḥ| juhuve rākṣasaśreṣṭho vidhivanmantrasattamaiḥ|| sa havilājasatkārairmālyagandhapuraskṛtaiḥ| juhuve pāvakaṃ taba rākṣasendraḥ pratāpavān||

English Meaning

Then that foremost of Rākşasas with choice mantras duly offered libations to fire.* And that powerful lord of Rākşasas there worshipping fire with fragrant wreaths and fired paddy, sacrificed to it. *Hutabhoktāram-eater of sacrificial offerings-a designation of fire.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)