Chapter 33 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 33.20

बिलानि दंष्ट्रिणः सर्वे सानूनि मृगपक्षिणः। त्यजन्त्वस्मद्भयाद्रीता गजाः सिंहा वनान्यपि॥

bilāni daṃṣṭriṇaḥ sarve sānūni mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ| tyajantvasmadbhayādrītā gajāḥ siṃhā vanānyapi||

English Meaning

Inspired by the fear of us, serpents will leave their holes, and beats and birds the caves of mountains, and elephants and lions the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)