Chapter 17 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 17.22

नर्दमानांश्च नादेन पातयेयुर्विहङ्गमान्। ईदृशानां प्रसूतानि हरीणां कामरूपिणाम्॥ शतं शतसहस्राणि यूथपानां महात्मनाम्।

nardamānāṃśca nādena pātayeyurvihaṅgamān| īdṛśānāṃ prasūtāni harīṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām|| śataṃ śatasahasrāṇi yūthapānāṃ mahātmanām|

English Meaning

And with their roars, they could bring down birds singing. Thus came into being Koțis of high-souled leaders of monkey-herds, assuming forms at will.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)