Chapter 3 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 3.22

वनं महामेघनिभं प्रविष्टो द्रुमैर्महाद्भिर्विविधैरुपेतम्। नानाविधैः पक्षिकुलैर्विचित्रं शिवायुतं व्यालमृगैर्विकीर्णम्॥

vanaṃ mahāmeghanibhaṃ praviṣṭo drumairmahādbhirvividhairupetam| nānāvidhaiḥ pakṣikulairvicitraṃ śivāyutaṃ vyālamṛgairvikīrṇam||

English Meaning

And he at length entered the forest resembling a mighty mass of clouds, furnished with various kinds of trees, picturesque with diverse species of birds, and abounding in jackals, serpents and beasts.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)