Chapter 28 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 28.19

स दर्शनीयो बहुधा विच्छिन्नः काञ्चनो ध्वजः। जगाम धरणीं सूर्यो देवतानामिवाज्ञया॥

sa darśanīyo bahudhā vicchinnaḥ kāñcano dhvajaḥ| jagāma dharaṇīṃ sūryo devatānāmivājñayā||

English Meaning

And on that exceedingly graceful golden standard being hewn down it seemed as if the sun dropped to the earth at the behest of the celestials.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)