Chapter 38 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 38.23

शरजालपरिक्षिप्तामग्निज्वालासमावृताम्। प्रदग्धभवनां लङ्कां द्रक्ष्यसि त्वमसंशयम्॥

śarajālaparikṣiptāmagnijvālāsamāvṛtām| pradagdhabhavanāṃ laṅkāṃ drakṣyasi tvamasaṃśayam||

English Meaning

You shall further observe that all edifices of Lankā being enveloped with arrows and flaming fire have been burnt down to ashes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)