Chapter 42 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 42.1

ततः पक्षिनिनादेन वृक्षभङ्गस्वनेन च। बभूवुस्वाससम्भ्रान्ताः सर्वे लङ्कानिवासिनः॥

tataḥ pakṣininādena vṛkṣabhaṅgasvanena ca| babhūvusvāsasambhrāntāḥ sarve laṅkānivāsinaḥ||

English Meaning

Then on account of the cries of birds and the sounds of breaking trees, all the denizons of Lankā were seized with trepidation in consequence of fright.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)