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)