Chapter 42 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 42.24

ते कपि तं समासाद्य तोरणस्थमवस्थितम्। अभिपेतुर्महावेगाः पतङ्गा इव पावकम्॥

te kapi taṃ samāsādya toraṇasthamavasthitam| abhipeturmahāvegāḥ pataṅgā iva pāvakam||

English Meaning

Having come near that monkey staying at the main entrance, those swelling spirits rushed on, even as insects rush into a flame.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)