Chapter 44 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 44

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 44.3

धनुः शक्रधनुःप्रख्यं महद् रुचिरसायकम्। विस्फारयाणो वेगेन वज्राशनिसमस्वनम्॥

dhanuḥ śakradhanuḥprakhyaṃ mahad rucirasāyakam| visphārayāṇo vegena vajrāśanisamasvanam||

English Meaning

He impetuously stretched a graceful bow, resembling the bow of Sakra, and roaring like vajra and the thounderbolt. (For distinction between the two, vide ante).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)