Chapter 24 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 24.5

सधूमाश्च शराः सर्वे मम युद्धाभिनन्दिताः। रुक्मपृष्ठानि चापानि विचेष्टन्ते विचक्षण ॥

sadhūmāśca śarāḥ sarve mama yuddhābhinanditāḥ| rukmapṛṣṭhāni cāpāni viceṣṭante vicakṣaṇa ||

English Meaning

And, O discerning one, rejoicing at the prospect of my fight, all these arrows emit smoke, and my bows plaited on the back with gold, are restless.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)