Chapter 45 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 45.29

अनुगन्तुमशक्तास्त्वां मूलैरुद्धतवेगिनः। उन्नता वायुवेगेन विक्रोशन्तीव पादपाः॥

anugantumaśaktāstvāṃ mūlairuddhataveginaḥ| unnatā vāyuvegena vikrośantīva pādapāḥ||

English Meaning

Tall trees deprived of motion in consequence of being fast rooted to the earth and incapable of following you, are prohibiting you by sounding with the wind.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)