Chapter 24 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 24.15

तस्मिन् प्रविष्टें तु गुहां लक्ष्मणे सह सीतया। हन्त निर्युक्तमित्युक्त्वा रामः कवचमाविशत्॥ स तेनाग्निनिकाशेन कवचेन विभूषितः। बभूव रामस्तिमिरे महानग्निरिवोत्थितः॥

tasmin praviṣṭeṃ tu guhāṃ lakṣmaṇe saha sītayā| hanta niryuktamityuktvā rāmaḥ kavacamāviśat|| sa tenāgninikāśena kavacena vibhūṣitaḥ| babhūva rāmastimire mahānagnirivotthitaḥ||

English Meaning

Thereupon, saying, Ah! we have spoken it sharp, Rāma put on his mail. And adorned with that mail resembling fire Rāma appeared in the dark like a mighty flame streaming up.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)