Chapter 51 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 51

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 51.36

तं नीलजीमूतनिकाशकल्पं सपाण्डुरोरस्कमुदारवीर्यम्। ददर्श लङ्काधिपतिः पृथिव्यां जटायुषं शान्तमिवाग्निदावम् ॥

taṃ nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpaṃ sapāṇḍuroraskamudāravīryam| dadarśa laṅkādhipatiḥ pṛthivyāṃ jaṭāyuṣaṃ śāntamivāgnidāvam ||

English Meaning

The lord of Lankā beheld Jațāyu, fallen on the ground, resembling sable clouds, having a yellow breast and of exceeding prowess, like to an extinguished forest-fire.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)