अत्यर्थम् सक्त मनसो रावणे ता वर स्त्रियः | अस्वतन्त्राः सपत्नीनाम् प्रियम् एव आचरमः तदा || ५-९-५९
anyonyasya anga sa.nsparshaat priiyamaaNaaH sumadhyamaaH | ekii kRta bhujaaH sarvaaH suShupuH tatra yoShitaH anyonya bhuja suutreNa strii maalaa grathitaa hi saa | maalaa iva grathitaa suutre shushubhe matta ShaTpadaa || 5-9-63
Translation
Those best women with greatly devoted mind in Ravana, then not being on own will, brought delight only to their co-wives.
Word by word
taaH
those
varastriyaH
best women
atyartham saktamanasaH
with greatly devoted mind
raavaNe
in Ravana
tadaa
then
asvatantraaH
not being on own will
aacharan
brought
priyameva
delight only
sapatniinaam
to their co-wives.
Chapter context
The Inner Buildings of Ravana's House
68 verses · Verse 59 of 68
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