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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.53.8

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 53: Rāvaṇa’s offer to Sītā. He displays his palace, promises wealth and authority over his wives, claims rescue is impossible and bows at her feet

In the sequence: he forcibly leads her through his residence to display its mansions, jeweled pillars, golden stairs, ivory and silver windows, decorated floors, and lotus pools

3.53.8

kāñcanais tāpanīyaiś ca sphāṭikai rājatais tathā
vajravaidūryacitraiś ca stambhair dṛṣṭimanoharaiḥ

with pillars of gold and refined gold, of crystal and of silver, inlaid with diamond and beryl, ravishing to the eye;

Words: kāñcanais — of gold; tāpanīyaiś — of refined gold; ca — and; sphāṭikai — of crystal; rājatais — of silver; tathā — and so; vajravaidūryacitraiś — inlaid with diamond and beryl; ca — and; stambhair — with pillars; dṛṣṭimanoharaiḥ — ravishing to the eye

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.