Chapter 14 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 14.15

तत्र शब्देन विवस्ता गावो यान्ति हतप्रभाः॥ राजदोषपरामृष्टाः कुलस्त्रिय इवाकुलाः।

tatra śabdena vivastā gāvo yānti hataprabhāḥ|| rājadoṣaparāmṛṣṭāḥ kulastriya ivākulāḥ|

English Meaning

Terrified by that sound, the kine, losing their countenance do move hither and thither like to damsels, oppressed on account of their kings' neglecting (to protect them).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)