Yuddha Kanda 40.6
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Yuddha Kanda 40 · Verse 6
Sanskrit Original
।। शशलोहितरागेणसंवीतंरक्तवाससा । सन्ध्यातपेनसंवीतंमेघराशिमिवाम्बरे ।।
।। śaśalōhitarāgēṇasaṅvītaṅraktavāsasā . sandhyātapēnasaṅvītaṅmēgharāśimivāmbarē ।।
From there Rama saw on the peak of the tower the Rakshasa king, who is difficult to approach. He was fanned by white whisks on both sides, graced with triumphal parasol, decorated his body with red sandal paste, adorned in redcoloured ornaments, resembling dark clouds, attired in red like the hare's blood, embroidered with golden thread, with scars on his chest caused by indentations made by the tusks of Airavata the elephant of Indra, looked like a mass of cloud covered by sunshine at dusk.