Sundara Kanda 18.18
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Sundara Kanda 18 · Verse 18
Sanskrit Original
।। प्रयान्तं नैऋतपतिं नार्यो मदिरलोचनाः। बहुमानाच्च कामाच्च प्रिया भार्यास्तमन्वयुः।।
৷৷ prayāntaṅ naiṛtapatiṅ nāryō madiralōcanāḥ. bahumānācca kāmācca priyā bhāryāstamanvayuḥ৷৷
The necklaces and armlets (of the wives) disarrayed, the sandal paste and other unguents on the body smudged, hair hanging down their faces, the sweating damsels followed Ravana. They were dizzy with leftover intoxication and sleep and were swaying from side to side. Their dishevelled hair was loose and faces filled with sweat, their flower garlands on the body had wilted due to sweat on their limbs. The drunken wives of Ravana, actuated by their high regard and passion for him followed as he advanced with drunken eyes.