Chapter 38 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 38.22

हृतदारान् सदारांश्च दश विद्रवतो दिशः। हतशेषानशरणान् द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं निशाचरान्॥

hṛtadārān sadārāṃśca daśa vidravato diśaḥ| hataśeṣānaśaraṇān drakṣyasi tvaṃ niśācarān||

English Meaning

And they deprived of shelter have fled away to different directions, some with their wives and some alone, having their wives carried away (by the enemies).

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)