हार्दह्यमानैश्च ज्वालाप्रज्वलितैरपि॥ रात्रौ सा दृश्यते लङ्का पुष्पितैरिव किंशुकैः।
hārdahyamānaiśca jvālāprajvalitairapi|| rātrau sā dṛśyate laṅkā puṣpitairiva kiṃśukaiḥ|
English Meaning
In consequence of those tops of the edifices burning and of the living flames, that night Lankā looked as if swarming with flowering Kinsukas.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)