Chapter 25 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 25.30

ते समन्तादभिक्रुद्धा राघवं पुनरार्दयन् ॥ ततः सर्वा दिशो दृष्ट्वा प्रदिशश्च समावृताः। राक्षसैः सर्वतः प्राप्तैः शरवर्षाभिरावृतः॥

te samantādabhikruddhā rāghavaṃ punarārdayan || tataḥ sarvā diśo dṛṣṭvā pradiśaśca samāvṛtāḥ| rākṣasaiḥ sarvataḥ prāptaiḥ śaravarṣābhirāvṛtaḥ||

English Meaning

And waxing exceedingly wroth, they bore on him hard from all sides. Then finding all directions entirely covered with Rākṣasas, and showers of shafts, that one gifted with mighty strength, sending up a terrific shout, fixed (on the bow-string) the exceedingly effulgent Gandharva weapon (for discharging it) among the Raksasas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)