Chapter 28 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 28.38

स्वनैर्घनानां प्लवगाः प्रबुद्धा विहाय निद्रां चिरसंनिरुद्धाम्। अनेकरूपाकृतिवर्णनादा नवाम्बुधाराभिहता नदन्ति ॥

svanairghanānāṃ plavagāḥ prabuddhā vihāya nidrāṃ cirasaṃniruddhām| anekarūpākṛtivarṇanādā navāmbudhārābhihatā nadanti ||

English Meaning

And rising from their perpetual sleep by the muttering of clouds, the frogs, assuming various shapes and making diverse sounds, are setting up cries being distressed with new watery showers.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)