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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.30.5

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 30: Śūrpaṇakhā reaches Rāvaṇa’s court. The narrative recalls his conquests, tapas and protection from nonhuman enemies, leaving him vulnerable to a human

In the sequence: she finds Rāvaṇa seated among his ministers on a golden throne in his palace

3.30.5

āsīnaṃ sūryasaṃkāśe kāñcane paramāsane
rukmavedigataṃ prājyaṃ jvalantam iva pāvakam

seated on a golden, excellent throne bright as the sun, mighty, set upon a golden dais, blazing like fire;

Words: āsīnaṃ — seated; sūryasaṃkāśe — bright as the sun; kāñcane — golden; paramāsane — on an excellent seat; rukmavedigataṃ — set upon a golden dais; prājyaṃ — mighty, abundant; jvalantam — blazing; iva — like; pāvakam — fire

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.